Tag Archives: aggressive bees
Big Brain, Small Brain, Bee Brain
A bee brain is bigger in the summer, when there are more things to learn, experience, and think about. It shrinks in the winter, which must be a blessing because bees spend weeks on end doing nothing – an active … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Genetics, Science
Tagged aggressive bees, bee brains, honey bee genetics, Monash University, neurology
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Bees are Meaner if Childhood is Miserable
Some aggressive honey bees were raised to be mean. Some bees, it seems, grow up on the wrong side of the honeycomb. Or, as one experiment shows, in the wrong sort of hive. Illinois and Pennsylvania researchers conducted a brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Biology, Genetics, Science
Tagged aggressive bees, epigenetics, experiment, nutrition
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You, me, the bee, and the wind
Saturday was Windsday here. The forecast claimed we would see record high temperatures and some wind. They were almost right with the temps – it was close to a record and continued the trend of the past two months: warm … Continue reading
