What are the characteristics and living habits of bees?

The characteristics of bees: 8-20 mm in length, yellowish brown or dark brown, and thick hair; The head is almost as wide as the chest; The waist is thinner than the chest and abdomen; The antenna is knee-shaped, the compound eye is oval, the mouthparts are chewing and sucking, and the hind feet are powder-carrying feet.

Living habits: bees are insects that feed entirely on flowers. When there are abundant external honey sources, bees brew the collected nectar into honey and store it in the hive. These stored honey are actually food stored by bees in an emergency.

For example, in winter, when bees can't go out of their nests to collect food, they feed on stored honey. In beekeeping production, beekeepers often feed bees with white sugar and soybean powder.

Bee culture technology

Bee variety selection

There are two kinds of bees: one is Chinese bee, commonly known as Chinese bee. The main product of this kind of bee is honey, and there are few other kinds of bee products, but it is easier to raise in general mountainous areas. The other kind is Italian bees, commonly known as Italian bees, which are divided into sugar bees, pulp bees and syrup bees. Bee farmers everywhere can scientifically select bee species according to the target bee products.