ENVS 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Beeswax, Apitoxin, Beekeeping

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 2210
• Professor: Ernesto Guzman

Document Summary

Humans can learn and benefit from both studying and keeping bees. Bees are a study subject that can be used in research to learn about ourselves and nature. They also provide economic benefits to humans such as hive products and increased production of agricultural crops through their pollinating services. Here are some examples: honey bees are excellent biological study subjects, social animals to study, they are studied to teach us about ourselves. "busy as a bee," "lazy like a drone: characteristics of human interest. Aggressive behaviour, hormone regulation, alcoholism, immunity, etc: architecture masters. Combs built with perfect hexagonal cells to withstand heavy loads and rear bees: dance language. Bees can tell sister workers where food sources are located: pheromone communication. For reproductive, cohesion and foraging aims: evolution studies. How can sperm cells be stored and remain alive for several years within the queen"s spermatheca: honey bees and the flowers they visit.