Bee biology with Dr. Susan Fahrbach (66 min.)

Susan FahrbachDr. Susan Fahrbach, professor of biology at Wake Forest University, introduces facts about honey bee biology. As you view this presentation, look for how Dr. Fahrbach answers the following questions. (1 hour, 6 mins.)

  1. In which taxonomic order do we find the honey bee?
  2. How do Apis mellifera and other members of the Apis genus differ in their behaviors, from related insect species?
  3. In what ways does an adult worker bee's behavior change, over the course of its life span?
  4. Besides age, what else influences an individual honey bee's behavior?
  5. In what ways are honey bees an economically important species to humans?
  6. What are some of the main threats to honey bees' health and continued survival as a species?
  7. How did “killer bees” come to the Americas, and how do they differ from other honey bee varieties?

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Contents

  1. Introducing honey bee taxonomy (13:03)
  2. Bee biology (22:10)
  3. Beekeeping (5:30)
  4. Pollination (2:27)
  5. Pathogens and Colony Collapse (10:44)
  6. Venom (4:26)
  7. Africanized (“killer”) bees (7:40)

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