Western honey bees show several nest-site preferences: the height above ground is usually between 1 metre (3.3 ft) and 5 metres (16 ft), entrance positions tend to face downward, equatorial-facing entrances are favored, and nest sites over 300 metres (980 ft) from the parent colony are preferred. Western honey bees prefer nest cavities approximately 45 litres in volume and avoid those smaller than 10 or larger than 100 litres. The nest is composed of multiple honeycombs, parallel to each other, with a relatively uniform bee space. In warmer climates they may occasionally build exposed hanging nests members of other subgenera have exposed aerial combs. Honey bees use caves, rock cavities and hollow trees as natural nesting sites. Natural bee colony in the hollow of a tree
A number of patents have been issued for beehive designs. In America, hives are commonly transported so that bees can pollinate crops in other areas. The bees use the cells to store food ( honey and pollen) and to house the brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae).īeehives serve several purposes: production of honey, pollination of nearby crops, housing supply bees for apitherapy treatment, and to try to mitigate the effects of colony collapse disorder. The nest's internal structure is a densely packed group of hexagonal prismatic cells made of beeswax, called a honeycomb. Several species of Apis live in colonies, but for honey production the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera) and the eastern honey bee ( Apis cerana) are the main species kept in hives. Hive is used to describe an artificial/man-made structure to house a honey bee nest.
Nest is used to discuss colonies that house themselves in natural or artificial cavities or are hanging and exposed.
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Though the word beehive is commonly used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive. A honeycomb created inside of a wooden beehiveĪ beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young.
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