Page Four
George And Audrey DeLange
Most Honey Bees of the world can protect themselves pretty well. The queen has the ability to sting repeatadly but the worker bees can only sting once and they lose their stinger as it pulls out of their body after they sting. The drone bees have no stinger and can not sting at all. Most bees are gentle and will resist stinging unless they think it is down to a life or death situation to protect the hive. The African bee is the exception to this general rule. That is why it is such a dangerous species. Unfortunately the honey bee has many enemies and this page will show some of the more common enemies and diseases.
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| Most Of The Time Bees Won't Bother You | But, Sometimes They Leave You A Present!! |
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| Always Scratch The Stinger Out If You Get Stung. Don't Pull It Out! | Pulling It Out Squirts Poison In! It Didn't Take The Bees Long To Find This Tender Spot!! |
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| Normal Healthy Brood | Chalk Brood (A Fungus Disease) |
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| The Wax Worm And Moth Probably Destroys More Hives Than Anything | Actually The Wax Moth Cleans Up Sick And Weak Bee Hives By Eating Up The Wax And Honey |
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| Sacbrood | European Foul Brood Showing Flat Capping, Sunk Capping, Dead Larvae |
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| European Foul Brood Showing Dead Larvae And Scales | American Foul Brood Showing Tongue Attachment |
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| American Foul Brood Showing Flat Cappings, Dead larvae | American Foul Brood Showing Ropiness Of Dead Larva |
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| Honey Bee Tracheal Mite Female ( Acarapis woodi ) | Honey Bee Tracheal Mite Male ( Acarapis woodi ) |
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| Tracheal Mites In Bee Trachea | Tracheal Mite |
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| Crop Dusters Kill Bees | The Rouge Shooter |
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