The sting of bees and that of the queen bee: differences
The sting of bees is a structure typical of female individuals.
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Queen bees are at the heart of the life of all the bees in a swarm. The survival of the hive revolves solely around its ruler.
Ligustica queen bee: an all-Italian excellence
The ligustica queen bee has been the favorite bee within Italian farms for years.
Sale of fertile queen bees 2021
If you are a beekeeper and you need fertile queen bees for your farm, you are in the right place. Apicoltura Laterza has been dealing with this sector for years.
How long does a queen bee live
The queen bee is not only the functioning heart of the whole hive but possesses such abilities that make it truly special.
Bee families and nuclei: where and when to buy
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Queen bees and fertilization
This is how the fertilization of queen bees occurs. Why is it so important to bees?
How queen bees are raised
The breeding of queen bees is a wonderful but delicate process. Beekeepers need to be very prepared.
Production of queen bees and royal cells
Like every year, we reap the benefits of a long and patient work. In the image you can see the new real cells of 2021 produced by Apicoltura Laterza.
Queen bees and swarming
What is swarming? How can beekeepers control this phenomenon?
When the queen bees find themselves having finished their production cycle inside the hive, they are forced to...
How queen bees are born and develop
When a new queen bee is born, the worker bees will know exactly which cell the new queen will emerge from. In the world of bees all this is already premeditated, even before a...
Queen bees: characteristics and curiosities
In the bee world, no family would be able to survive without its queen.
We are talking about swarms that include tens of thousands of individuals. Even in cases where the bee...
Anti-theft for hives: find out how Ctrl-Bee works
The job of beekeeper , as you well know, can be a very demanding and at the same time wonderful job. Beekeeping requires a lot of dedication, attention and expectation in order...
Queen bees and royal jelly
"Royal jelly" why does it have this name?
Rich in vitamins and nutrients of all kinds, royal jelly is a precious food available only and exclusively for queen bees , hence the...
Bees and climate change
Since 1990 until today, the number of bees present on our planet has significantly decreased.
In the last thirty years there are many factors that have influenced this decrease,...
The hierarchy of bees in hives
Inside a hive, bees are the owners of an extraordinary coordination work in which each bee plays a well-defined role.
The organization of bees is a factor that determines their...
The language of bees: this is how bees communicate
Always the subject of question in biology, even the most ancient, the method of communication of bees still remains among the topics of research and observation that see the...
Buckfast bees and queens Ligustiche: The Life
The life of bees is permanently in a continuous cycle of natural mechanisms that aim at the survival and conservation of the entire group of which they are part. However, the...