#europeanhoneybee — Public Fediverse posts
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From 2018... So, it looks like a relative of the #EuropeanHoneyBee did once exist in #NorthAmerica -- but they went extinct many years ago!
"In 2009, paleontologists uncovered a single fossilized worker bee in the Stewart Valley Basin of west-central Nevada. This was no European honey bee. It was Apis nearctica, an extinct species of honey bee that lived during the middle Miocene epoch—14 million years ago. Preserved in a delicate paper shale deposit alongside other ancient insects, the fossil offers the first definitive evidence of #HoneyBees native to North America."
However, #NativeBees (#MeliponaBeecheii) produce honey as well!
"Ancient Honey, Without Honey Bees?
If honey bees didn’t return to North America until the 1600s, how did the Maya harvest honey long before that?
The answer lies in a different lineage of bees entirely: stingless bees of the tribe #Meliponini. These bees, especially those in the genus Melipona, are native to the tropics and subtropics. Revered by the ancient Maya, stingless bees were more than pollinators—they were spiritual symbols. The Mayan bee god, #AhMuzenCab, was honored for the gift of honey.
The Maya’s favorite stingless bee was Melipona beecheii, or kolil kab in Yucatec Maya, meaning 'royal lady.' Unlike the vast colonies of honey bees, Melipona beecheii lives in smaller colonies and produces just two liters of honey per year—a fraction of the five gallons a typical honey bee hive can yield.
Families traditionally kept hives in hollow logs near their homes. But the spread of aggressive Africanized honey bees has threatened this ancient practice, as stingless bees are unable to compete for resources."
https://nativebeeology.com/2018/01/26/native-honey-bees/
#WorldBeeDay #YucatanBees #MayanBees #NativeBees #BeeHistory
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From 2018... So, it looks like a relative of the #EuropeanHoneyBee did once exist in #NorthAmerica -- but they went extinct many years ago!
"In 2009, paleontologists uncovered a single fossilized worker bee in the Stewart Valley Basin of west-central Nevada. This was no European honey bee. It was Apis nearctica, an extinct species of honey bee that lived during the middle Miocene epoch—14 million years ago. Preserved in a delicate paper shale deposit alongside other ancient insects, the fossil offers the first definitive evidence of #HoneyBees native to North America."
However, #NativeBees (#MeliponaBeecheii) produce honey as well!
"Ancient Honey, Without Honey Bees?
If honey bees didn’t return to North America until the 1600s, how did the Maya harvest honey long before that?
The answer lies in a different lineage of bees entirely: stingless bees of the tribe #Meliponini. These bees, especially those in the genus Melipona, are native to the tropics and subtropics. Revered by the ancient Maya, stingless bees were more than pollinators—they were spiritual symbols. The Mayan bee god, #AhMuzenCab, was honored for the gift of honey.
The Maya’s favorite stingless bee was Melipona beecheii, or kolil kab in Yucatec Maya, meaning 'royal lady.' Unlike the vast colonies of honey bees, Melipona beecheii lives in smaller colonies and produces just two liters of honey per year—a fraction of the five gallons a typical honey bee hive can yield.
Families traditionally kept hives in hollow logs near their homes. But the spread of aggressive Africanized honey bees has threatened this ancient practice, as stingless bees are unable to compete for resources."
https://nativebeeology.com/2018/01/26/native-honey-bees/
#WorldBeeDay #YucatanBees #MayanBees #NativeBees #BeeHistory
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From 2018... So, it looks like a relative of the #EuropeanHoneyBee did once exist in #NorthAmerica -- but they went extinct many years ago!
"In 2009, paleontologists uncovered a single fossilized worker bee in the Stewart Valley Basin of west-central Nevada. This was no European honey bee. It was Apis nearctica, an extinct species of honey bee that lived during the middle Miocene epoch—14 million years ago. Preserved in a delicate paper shale deposit alongside other ancient insects, the fossil offers the first definitive evidence of #HoneyBees native to North America."
However, #NativeBees (#MeliponaBeecheii) produce honey as well!
"Ancient Honey, Without Honey Bees?
If honey bees didn’t return to North America until the 1600s, how did the Maya harvest honey long before that?
The answer lies in a different lineage of bees entirely: stingless bees of the tribe #Meliponini. These bees, especially those in the genus Melipona, are native to the tropics and subtropics. Revered by the ancient Maya, stingless bees were more than pollinators—they were spiritual symbols. The Mayan bee god, #AhMuzenCab, was honored for the gift of honey.
The Maya’s favorite stingless bee was Melipona beecheii, or kolil kab in Yucatec Maya, meaning 'royal lady.' Unlike the vast colonies of honey bees, Melipona beecheii lives in smaller colonies and produces just two liters of honey per year—a fraction of the five gallons a typical honey bee hive can yield.
Families traditionally kept hives in hollow logs near their homes. But the spread of aggressive Africanized honey bees has threatened this ancient practice, as stingless bees are unable to compete for resources."
https://nativebeeology.com/2018/01/26/native-honey-bees/
#WorldBeeDay #YucatanBees #MayanBees #NativeBees #BeeHistory
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From 2018... So, it looks like a relative of the #EuropeanHoneyBee did once exist in #NorthAmerica -- but they went extinct many years ago!
"In 2009, paleontologists uncovered a single fossilized worker bee in the Stewart Valley Basin of west-central Nevada. This was no European honey bee. It was Apis nearctica, an extinct species of honey bee that lived during the middle Miocene epoch—14 million years ago. Preserved in a delicate paper shale deposit alongside other ancient insects, the fossil offers the first definitive evidence of #HoneyBees native to North America."
However, #NativeBees (#MeliponaBeecheii) produce honey as well!
"Ancient Honey, Without Honey Bees?
If honey bees didn’t return to North America until the 1600s, how did the Maya harvest honey long before that?
The answer lies in a different lineage of bees entirely: stingless bees of the tribe #Meliponini. These bees, especially those in the genus Melipona, are native to the tropics and subtropics. Revered by the ancient Maya, stingless bees were more than pollinators—they were spiritual symbols. The Mayan bee god, #AhMuzenCab, was honored for the gift of honey.
The Maya’s favorite stingless bee was Melipona beecheii, or kolil kab in Yucatec Maya, meaning 'royal lady.' Unlike the vast colonies of honey bees, Melipona beecheii lives in smaller colonies and produces just two liters of honey per year—a fraction of the five gallons a typical honey bee hive can yield.
Families traditionally kept hives in hollow logs near their homes. But the spread of aggressive Africanized honey bees has threatened this ancient practice, as stingless bees are unable to compete for resources."
https://nativebeeology.com/2018/01/26/native-honey-bees/
#WorldBeeDay #YucatanBees #MayanBees #NativeBees #BeeHistory
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From 2018... So, it looks like a relative of the #EuropeanHoneyBee did once exist in #NorthAmerica -- but they went extinct many years ago!
"In 2009, paleontologists uncovered a single fossilized worker bee in the Stewart Valley Basin of west-central Nevada. This was no European honey bee. It was Apis nearctica, an extinct species of honey bee that lived during the middle Miocene epoch—14 million years ago. Preserved in a delicate paper shale deposit alongside other ancient insects, the fossil offers the first definitive evidence of #HoneyBees native to North America."
However, #NativeBees (#MeliponaBeecheii) produce honey as well!
"Ancient Honey, Without Honey Bees?
If honey bees didn’t return to North America until the 1600s, how did the Maya harvest honey long before that?
The answer lies in a different lineage of bees entirely: stingless bees of the tribe #Meliponini. These bees, especially those in the genus Melipona, are native to the tropics and subtropics. Revered by the ancient Maya, stingless bees were more than pollinators—they were spiritual symbols. The Mayan bee god, #AhMuzenCab, was honored for the gift of honey.
The Maya’s favorite stingless bee was Melipona beecheii, or kolil kab in Yucatec Maya, meaning 'royal lady.' Unlike the vast colonies of honey bees, Melipona beecheii lives in smaller colonies and produces just two liters of honey per year—a fraction of the five gallons a typical honey bee hive can yield.
Families traditionally kept hives in hollow logs near their homes. But the spread of aggressive Africanized honey bees has threatened this ancient practice, as stingless bees are unable to compete for resources."
https://nativebeeology.com/2018/01/26/native-honey-bees/
#WorldBeeDay #YucatanBees #MayanBees #NativeBees #BeeHistory
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TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
#Bee #Bees #Honeybee #EuropeanHoneybee #SaveTheBees #Nectar #Pollinate #Pollination #Honey
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TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
#Bee #Bees #Honeybee #EuropeanHoneybee #SaveTheBees #Nectar #Pollinate #Pollination #Honey
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TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
#Bee #Bees #Honeybee #EuropeanHoneybee #SaveTheBees #Nectar #Pollinate #Pollination #Honey
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TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
#Bee #Bees #Honeybee #EuropeanHoneybee #SaveTheBees #Nectar #Pollinate #Pollination #Honey
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TIL: All of the honeybees in the USA… are immigrants. The “European Honeybee” was brought to North America in the 1600’s and they are doing just fine, being domesticated farm animals. There are plenty of farmers looking out for their honeybees because they are an integral part of the agriculture industry. It’s the 19,999 OTHER BEE SPECIES that need our help!
#Bee #Bees #Honeybee #EuropeanHoneybee #SaveTheBees #Nectar #Pollinate #Pollination #Honey
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A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Sooo fuzzy! :-)
#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
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A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Sooo fuzzy! :-)
#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
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A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Sooo fuzzy! :-)
#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
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A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Sooo fuzzy! :-)
#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
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A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).
Sooo fuzzy! :-)
#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo
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#honeybee’s are still seriously active as we head into our cooler weather now.
This was one very busy #bee seeing to business today, near #Caulfield #Australia.
Only females gather pollen and nectar; much of which will be stored in the hive for cold-season food.
It’s markings are typical of the European honey bee; also referred to as the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The #EuropeanHoneyBee is the most common of all the species of honey bees worldwide. This species occupies every continent except Antarctica.
#PowerPollinators #girlpower 🐝
🙏🍯
#Altext, image 2.
#urbanflora #flora #gardening #bee #honeybee #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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#honeybee’s are still seriously active as we head into our cooler weather now.
This was one very busy #bee seeing to business today, near #Caulfield #Australia.
Only females gather pollen and nectar; much of which will be stored in the hive for cold-season food.
It’s markings are typical of the European honey bee; also referred to as the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The #EuropeanHoneyBee is the most common of all the species of honey bees worldwide. This species occupies every continent except Antarctica.
#PowerPollinators #girlpower 🐝
🙏🍯
#Altext, image 2.
#urbanflora #flora #gardening #bee #honeybee #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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#honeybee’s are still seriously active as we head into our cooler weather now.
This was one very busy #bee seeing to business today, near #Caulfield #Australia.
Only females gather pollen and nectar; much of which will be stored in the hive for cold-season food.
It’s markings are typical of the European honey bee; also referred to as the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The #EuropeanHoneyBee is the most common of all the species of honey bees worldwide. This species occupies every continent except Antarctica.
#PowerPollinators #girlpower 🐝
🙏🍯
#Altext, image 2.
#urbanflora #flora #gardening #bee #honeybee #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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#honeybee’s are still seriously active as we head into our cooler weather now.
This was one very busy #bee seeing to business today, near #Caulfield #Australia.
Only females gather pollen and nectar; much of which will be stored in the hive for cold-season food.
It’s markings are typical of the European honey bee; also referred to as the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The #EuropeanHoneyBee is the most common of all the species of honey bees worldwide. This species occupies every continent except Antarctica.
#PowerPollinators #girlpower 🐝
🙏🍯
#Altext, image 2.
#urbanflora #flora #gardening #bee #honeybee #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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#honeybee’s are still seriously active as we head into our cooler weather now.
This was one very busy #bee seeing to business today, near #Caulfield #Australia.
Only females gather pollen and nectar; much of which will be stored in the hive for cold-season food.
It’s markings are typical of the European honey bee; also referred to as the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The #EuropeanHoneyBee is the most common of all the species of honey bees worldwide. This species occupies every continent except Antarctica.
#PowerPollinators #girlpower 🐝
🙏🍯
#Altext, image 2.
#urbanflora #flora #gardening #bee #honeybee #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy
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#SaveWildBees 🐝
Did you know there are an estimated 20,000 species of bees?If you see campaigns to #SavetheBees, make sure they are talking about #WildBees.
#HoneyBee hives are beneficial to livelihoods and provide #pollination to crops, but they are livestock. They don't need to be "saved" from extinction.
In fact, #EuropeanHoneyBee (Apis mellifera, the most common #honeybee) populations have been growing in recent years.
More about wild pollinator conservation. https://www.nessling.fi/en/save-the-pollinators-save-the-berries-and-chocolate/
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#SaveWildBees 🐝
Did you know there are an estimated 20,000 species of bees?If you see campaigns to #SavetheBees, make sure they are talking about #WildBees.
#HoneyBee hives are beneficial to livelihoods and provide #pollination to crops, but they are livestock. They don't need to be "saved" from extinction.
In fact, #EuropeanHoneyBee (Apis mellifera, the most common #honeybee) populations have been growing in recent years.
More about wild pollinator conservation. https://www.nessling.fi/en/save-the-pollinators-save-the-berries-and-chocolate/
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#SaveWildBees 🐝
Did you know there are an estimated 20,000 species of bees?If you see campaigns to #SavetheBees, make sure they are talking about #WildBees.
#HoneyBee hives are beneficial to livelihoods and provide #pollination to crops, but they are livestock. They don't need to be "saved" from extinction.
In fact, #EuropeanHoneyBee (Apis mellifera, the most common #honeybee) populations have been growing in recent years.
More about wild pollinator conservation. https://www.nessling.fi/en/save-the-pollinators-save-the-berries-and-chocolate/
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#SaveWildBees 🐝
Did you know there are an estimated 20,000 species of bees?If you see campaigns to #SavetheBees, make sure they are talking about #WildBees.
#HoneyBee hives are beneficial to livelihoods and provide #pollination to crops, but they are livestock. They don't need to be "saved" from extinction.
In fact, #EuropeanHoneyBee (Apis mellifera, the most common #honeybee) populations have been growing in recent years.
More about wild pollinator conservation. https://www.nessling.fi/en/save-the-pollinators-save-the-berries-and-chocolate/