| Title: | The Social Life of Honey Bees |
| Address: | "Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, P.O. Box 29, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada, T0H 0C0. Electronic address: Steve.Pernal@Canada.ca" |
| Journal Title: | Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.06.012 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1558-4240 (Electronic) 0749-0720 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Honey bees have evolved to use pollen, nectar, and water as their principal food sources. Their success is linked to the establishment of large colonies with one female reproductive member, three distinct social castes, a division of labor among workers, and genetically diverse subfamilies. Colonies also have the ability to recruit and communicate through complex mechanisms including dance language and pheromones. Pheromones produced by the queen maintain social order in the colony and ensure that she remains as the only female to lay eggs. Finally, honey bee colonies reproduce and disperse through a mechanism called swarming" |
| Keywords: | Animals Bees Female *Pheromones *Reproduction Apis mellifera Dance language Pheromones Sociality Swarming; |
| Notes: | "MedlinePernal, Stephen F eng Review 2021/10/26 Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2021 Nov; 37(3):387-400. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.06.012" |
