Beehives

Beehives are organized around an egg-laying queen tended by workers who, during their lifetime, make the transition from hivebound duties, such as nursing larvae, to more far-reaching jobs, such as foraging for food or defending the nest.

SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

Beehives can get dangerously hot in summer, but they are cooled down by worker bees acting as living fans to circulate air.

Weatherwatch: the dry spring and bees 2011

Beehives can get dangerously hot in summer, but they are cooled down by worker bees acting as living fans to circulate air.

Weatherwatch: the dry spring and bees 2011

Beehives can tell scientists a lot about the health and wellbeing of local environments.

Dr. Reese Halter: Giving Thanks for Bees Dr. Reese Halter 2010

Beehives can tell scientists a lot about the health and wellbeing of local environments.

Dr. Reese Halter: Giving Thanks for Bees Dr. Reese Halter 2010

Beehives and other social insect colonies are indeed self-organized.

David Sloan Wilson: The Invisible Hand is Dead. Long Live (Smart) Regulation. 2008

Beehives are keptacross the pond at the bottom of the garden for pollination of the fruit and vegetables garden andto provide honey and beeswax.

Lambeth Palace Garden Open Days 2008

Beehives and other social insect colonies are indeed self-organized.

The Invisible Hand is Dead. Long Live (Smart) Regulation. 2008

~ Archaeologists Discover Ancient Beehives -- "Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found."

Speedlinking 9/4/07 William Harryman 2007

Beehives require almost no space, and once established, are inexpensive to maintain.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007