Bee - Honey Bee (Safari Ltd.)

Honeybees are some of the hardest working creatures in the animal kingdom. Safari has made a large scale model of one in all its splendor, sturdy and detailed.

Safari Ltd. Honey Bee measures: 4.5 L x 4.9 W x 1.7 H

• Scientific Name: Genus Apis
• Characteristics: Despite their similarity in appearance to wasps, honey bees are predominantly harmless. Hand painted and designed with superior accuracy, this honey bee is on the prowl for nectar!
• Size and Color: This honey bee figurine is colored with its iconic dark black head and legs, as well as a black and yellow striped body. It measures 5.5 inches long and 7 inches wide, making it as long as a dollar bill and as wide as a 16 oz. water bottle on its side.
• The Honey Bee is part of the Incredible Creatures® collection.
• All of our products are Non-toxic and BPA free.

Honey Bee Information:

Honey bees are fascinating insects known for their crucial role in pollination and honey production. Here are some key points about honey bees:

1. Social Structure: Honey bees are highly social insects that live in colonies. Each colony consists of three main types of bees: the queen, drones, and workers. The queen's primary role is to lay eggs, drones mate with the queen, and workers perform various tasks such as foraging, nursing the brood, and building and maintaining the hive.

2. Hive Construction: Honey bees build intricate hexagonal wax cells within their hive. These cells serve as storage units for honey, pollen, and larvae.

3. Pollination: Honey bees are crucial pollinators for many flowering plants, including numerous crops that humans rely on for food. As they forage for nectar and pollen, they transfer pollen grains from one flower to another, facilitating plant reproduction.

4. Honey Production: Honey bees produce honey as a food source for themselves during periods of scarcity. They collect nectar from flowers, which they store in their crop and later regurgitate into the hive. Worker bees then fan the nectar with their wings to evaporate excess water, resulting in honey.

5. Lifecycle: The lifecycle of a honey bee involves several stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The queen lays eggs in the cells of the hive, and after a few days, the eggs hatch into larvae. Worker bees feed the larvae until they pupate, undergoing metamorphosis inside a cocoon. Finally, adult bees emerge from the cocoon and take on various roles within the colony.

6. Communication: Honey bees communicate with each other through a combination of pheromones, dances, and vibrations. For example, they perform the famous waggle dance to communicate the location of food sources to other members of the colony.

7. Threats: Honey bees face numerous threats, including habitat loss, pesticide exposure, pathogens, parasites (such as Varroa mites), and climate change. These threats contribute to declining honey bee populations in many parts of the world, which could have significant implications for agriculture and ecosystems.

Hand Painted.

Product Code: #268229

by Safari Ltd.