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BEES AND THEIR SOCIAL LIFE

Bees are a genus of insects from the Apidae family, known in the collective imagination both for the production of honey and for the terrible stings. The endemic races are different: particularly famous are the Carnic bees, particularly widespread in Northern Italy and Central Europe, and ligustic bees , widespread in Central Italy and known to professionals for the their ability to produce honey.

THE SENTINEL BEES OF OUR ENVIRONMENT

There is no doubt that bees play a role of extraordinary importance in assessing the health of our environment, for the simple fact that they guarantee plant biodiversity, favoring pollination and the natural cycle some plants. A FAO figure will amaze the readers of this article: of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of food products worldwide, 71 are pollinated by bees .
BEES AND REPRODUCTION

Swarming is the way in which bees reproduce. Typically, it occurs in spring or summer and is closely linked to weather conditions. The formation of the new colony takes place when the queen bee leaves the original family with a large number of worker bees, ready to form what is known as the primary swarm. Meanwhile, within the family of origin, it was thought of developing other new queen bees, ready to replace the one that will leave the hive.