Will the bees find that the honey is gone?

It is well known that bees can collect flowers and make honey. In fact, people often keep bees for honey, but the beekeepers do n’t seem to behave abnormally after taking honey. Is it true that the bees do n’t know the honey is gone? ? Let ’s take a look at whether the bees will find that the honey is gone!

1, honey is the food of bees

Honey is food that the bee colony reserves for the occasional need. When the external nectar source is abundant, the bee collects a large amount of nectar, but the nectar is not consumed in a short time, and the bee will brew it The honey is stored in the hive. When the outside can not collect food, the colony will feed on the stored honey. The most typical one is the overwintering colony and supporting the honey in the spring.

2,  The bee colony lacks honey, and the bee colony is easy to flee.

When bees are severely deficient in honey, the phenomenon of flight is most likely to occur. In fact, the flight of bees is also an adaptation to the environment, and the reason for the flight of bees is very simple. The whole bee colony has only one dead end (starve to death). Migration to other honey-rich places may still have some vitality. In addition, the bee colony will not flee easily when it is absolutely necessary, after all, the risk of bee colony flight is also great.

3, Keep enough rations when taking honey

Obtaining honey is the main purpose for people to breed bees, but some people, especially novices, do not leave enough rations for bee colonies. Even after the honey has been taken out, feeding is not carried out in a timely manner. If the outside world still has honey to pick, the colony may be able to tolerate it. However, if there is no honey available outside, the bee colony will definitely fly away, so it is clear from this point to see the bees’ reserve of honey in the hive.

4, bees know the situation of storing honey

Although the bees cannot speak (behavioral communication within the bee colony), the bees are clear about the honey storage in the bee colony. It can be seen from the flight behavior of the bee colony when the honey is lacking. The flight of honey did not happen immediately, but there were several days of preparation time, which means that the bee colony actually knew that the food was not enough, and the flight was the silent and helpless protest of the bee colony against the lack of honey.

Summary: Honey is food that the bee colony reserves in case of emergency. In fact, after the honey is taken, the bee knows that the honey is gone, but as long as it does not affect the bee’s survival, there will usually not be any abnormal reactions. The bee colony will abandon its nest and fly to other places.