LVR001
Near a pond’s edge, a water-carrier bee collects the precious liquid.
LVR002
Near a pond’s edge, a water-carrier bee collects the precious liquid.
LVR003
A group of about 100 bees comes to get water on common water-crowfoot flowers. On hot days when the wind dries the vegetation, foragers play water carriers and fly back and forth to hydrate thirsty workers.
LVR004
Foragers approaching
their hive in a colza field.
their hive in a colza field.
The bee's muscles allow
it to flap its wings
400 to 500 times
per second to allow
a speed of 25 to 30
kilometers per hour
with its maximum
payload.
it to flap its wings
400 to 500 times
per second to allow
a speed of 25 to 30
kilometers per hour
with its maximum
payload.
LVR005
A water-carrier bee makes a fatal error and struggles to keep from drowning.
LVR006
A bee siphons water from a droplet on a leaf. Some pollen-gathering bees specialize in water collection, but this is by no means widespread behavior.
It is a dangerous activity for bees, and it is common to see dead bees that have fallen into the water and drowned.
It is a dangerous activity for bees, and it is common to see dead bees that have fallen into the water and drowned.
LVR007
Two bees practice mouth-to-mouth food transfer called trophallaxis in social insects. Bees not only transfer food but also a multitude of chemical substances, hormones which help communication in the colony.
LVR008
Buildings combs. Bees use 8 to 9 kilos of honey and pollen to produce one kilogram of wax. Wax is produced by eight abdominal glands turning out tiny 0.2 mm specks. The building of 80,000 cells requires 80,000 hours of work and 991,000 specks of wax.
LVR009
Detail of a wing magnified
65X using a scanning
electron microscope.
65X using a scanning
electron microscope.
LVR010
Supported by duckweed, bees fill their crops to bring water back to the hive.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
LVR011
Supported by duckweed, bees fill their crops to bring water back to the hive.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
LVR012
Supported by duckweed, bees fill their crops to bring water back to the hive.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
A hive needs five to six liters of water per day in midsummer.
LVR013
Just after birth, a young bee, not yet fully pigmented, approaches
the honey reserves for its first meal. Its principal food will continue to be pollen.
the honey reserves for its first meal. Its principal food will continue to be pollen.
LVR014
Suspended from the hive, the bees hang from one another to better allow air flow generated by the fanners to circulate throughout the comb when temperatures are too warm.
LVR015
Suspended from the hive, the bees hang from one another to better allow air flow generated by the fanners to circulate throughout the comb when temperatures are too warm.
LVR016
The generous three-week
flowering period of colza
offers colonies rapid
demographic growth.
A forager flies back
to the beehive
with a crop full of nectar
as its fellow bees
frenetically fan
the flight board
to regulate temperature
inside the colony.
flowering period of colza
offers colonies rapid
demographic growth.
A forager flies back
to the beehive
with a crop full of nectar
as its fellow bees
frenetically fan
the flight board
to regulate temperature
inside the colony.
LVR017
Using its powerful mandibles, this bee has just cut through the wax cap which protected its cell during its transformation from larva into nymph.
LVR018
Using its powerful mandibles, this bee has just cut through the wax cap which protected its cell during its transformation from larva into nymph.
LVR019
Using its powerful mandibles, this bee has just cut through the wax cap which protected its cell during its transformation from larva into nymph.
LVR020
Always building
from the top down,
bees hang from one
another using their
back legs to form
long chains.
from the top down,
bees hang from one
another using their
back legs to form
long chains.
LVR021
Antennae play an important role in bee communication.
LVR022
Larvae and future bees develop on a broodcomb where the eggs have been laid. In the center, the nursing bees take care of keeping a constant temperature by contracting their chest muscles which will raise their body temperature. The central brooding nest is surrounded by orange pollens filled cells. The colony needs 30 to 40 kilograms of pollen to rear the brood.
LVR023
A week after their combs were capped, well fed larvae have started pupating into fully formed nymphs.
Twelve days after the beginning of this rest, a young bee is born.
Twelve days after the beginning of this rest, a young bee is born.
LVR024
Cells filled with honey and pollen.
LVR025
The brood with cells filled with eggs and larvae, as well as cells full of pollen.
LVR026
A guard on the flight board,
braced on its hind legs,
its checks a returning
forager to make sure
it belongs to the colony.
This position of the guard
expresses potential danger.
The bees have a keen
sense of smell allowing
them to identify each other.
braced on its hind legs,
its checks a returning
forager to make sure
it belongs to the colony.
This position of the guard
expresses potential danger.
The bees have a keen
sense of smell allowing
them to identify each other.
LVR027
Frontal view of a bee
magnified 22 times
under a scanning
electron microscope.
The body of the bee
is covered in hairs
particularly adapted
to the harvesting
of pollen. Incidentally
it makes the Apis
mellifera an excellent
pollinator.
magnified 22 times
under a scanning
electron microscope.
The body of the bee
is covered in hairs
particularly adapted
to the harvesting
of pollen. Incidentally
it makes the Apis
mellifera an excellent
pollinator.
LVR028
A beekeeper holds a handful of drones collected on the take-off board at summer’s end, when they are expelled by the bees of the hive.
LVR029
A bee greets a drone as it is being born. The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
LVR030
Drones are the only males
of the colony which counts
a few hundreds of them.
They are larger, rounder
and hairier thatn workers
and do not have a stinger.
They live in the beehive
from spring to the end
of summer. They are in
charge of fecundating
the queen.
of the colony which counts
a few hundreds of them.
They are larger, rounder
and hairier thatn workers
and do not have a stinger.
They live in the beehive
from spring to the end
of summer. They are in
charge of fecundating
the queen.
LVR031
Drones are the only males
of the colony which counts
a few hundreds of them.
They are larger, rounder
and hairier thatn workers
and do not have a stinger.
They live in the beehive
from spring to the end
of summer. They are in
charge of fecundating
the queen.
of the colony which counts
a few hundreds of them.
They are larger, rounder
and hairier thatn workers
and do not have a stinger.
They live in the beehive
from spring to the end
of summer. They are in
charge of fecundating
the queen.
LVR032
The hive guard bees keep watch, ready to defend the sanctuary entrance from enemies or, more often, from bees of other hives.
LVR033
An egg on the transferring tool used for picking in queen bee breeding.
LVR034
An egg on the transferring tool used for picking in queen bee breeding.
LVR035
Detail of the hind leg
of a bee
appearing
as a hook
when magnified
70 times
under a scanning
electron microscope.
of a bee
appearing
as a hook
when magnified
70 times
under a scanning
electron microscope.
LVR036
The fecundated egg is placed vertically in the cell. The narrow end sticks to the bottom and the larger end stands along the axis of the cell.
After three days, the egg falls and turns into a larva. Abundantly fed (over 110 times) subjects to attentive care, a larva receives 1300 visits a day until the bees seal the cell with a rounded wax cap.
After three days, the egg falls and turns into a larva. Abundantly fed (over 110 times) subjects to attentive care, a larva receives 1300 visits a day until the bees seal the cell with a rounded wax cap.
LVR037
Multitude. A healthy colony counts about 40,000 bees of all ages during the active season. 300 to 400 workers die everyday, all the bees of a bee hive are thus replaced over a period of four months.
LVR038
Bee mandibles magnified 70X.
LVR039
Multitude. A healthy colony counts about 40,000 bees of all ages during the active season. 300 to 400 workers die everyday, all the bees of a bee hive are thus replaced over a period of four months.
LVR040
The birth of a bee rapidly unfolds.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
LVR041
The birth of a bee rapidly unfolds.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
LVR042
The birth of a bee rapidly unfolds.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
LVR043
The birth of a bee rapidly unfolds.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
LVR044
Bee eye magnified 270 times.
LVR045
Bee eye
magnified 70 times.
magnified 70 times.
LVR046
Rear leg of a bee
magnified 70 times.
magnified 70 times.
LVR047
Driven insane by honey on a comb left in the open, the bees feast on honey and pillage the combs. They have become aggressive and their excitement soon spreads to the entire apiary.
LVR048
Buildings combs.
Bees use 8 to 9 kilos
of honey and pollen
to produce one kilogram
of wax. Wax is produced
by eight abdominal glands
turning out tiny 0.2 mm
specks. The building
of 80,000 cells requires
80,000 hours of work
and 991,000 specks
of wax.
Bees use 8 to 9 kilos
of honey and pollen
to produce one kilogram
of wax. Wax is produced
by eight abdominal glands
turning out tiny 0.2 mm
specks. The building
of 80,000 cells requires
80,000 hours of work
and 991,000 specks
of wax.
LVR049
Buildings combs.
Bees use 8 to 9 kilos
of honey and pollen
to produce one kilogram
of wax. Wax is produced
by eight abdominal glands
turning out tiny 0.2 mm
specks. The building
of 80,000 cells requires
80,000 hours of work
and 991,000 specks
of wax.
Bees use 8 to 9 kilos
of honey and pollen
to produce one kilogram
of wax. Wax is produced
by eight abdominal glands
turning out tiny 0.2 mm
specks. The building
of 80,000 cells requires
80,000 hours of work
and 991,000 specks
of wax.
LVR050
Stampede on the flight board.
Observing intense bee activity from inside the beehive. Loaded with pollen, foragers return from their morning round.
White or orange pollen, each bee concentrates on one flower species.
A forager weigh 100 milligrams and can fly with a load of up to 70 milligrams.
Observing intense bee activity from inside the beehive. Loaded with pollen, foragers return from their morning round.
White or orange pollen, each bee concentrates on one flower species.
A forager weigh 100 milligrams and can fly with a load of up to 70 milligrams.
LVR051
The birth of a bee rapidly unfolds.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
After having cut the cell cap with its mandibles then grated the edges to widen the opening, the young bee manages to free its front legs for support and extract the remainder of its body.
LVR052
A bee greets a drone as it is being born.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
LVR053
A bee greets a drone as it is being born.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
LVR054
A bee greets a drone as it is being born.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
The bee will feed the drone directly from its mouth as the newborn is exhausted by the effort produced to come out of the cell. One can clearly see a difference in size in the faceted-eyes of the bee and drone. The worker bee's eyes
have 4,500 facets each and the drone 7,500 per eye.
LVR055
By great heat or when they have collected large quantities of nectar, bees flap their wings to renew the artmosphere of the beehive.
Ventilation is part of the honey making process.
The nectar collected contains 50% humidity. It is ventilated to be gradually dehydrated. It becomes honey when its water contents has dropped to 17%.
Ventilation is part of the honey making process.
The nectar collected contains 50% humidity. It is ventilated to be gradually dehydrated. It becomes honey when its water contents has dropped to 17%.
LVR056
Bees on the way to the hive during a big nectar flow
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