Bumblebee Nests And Hives

Hive Colony or Nest
Bumblebees Workers

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Characteristics of Nests or Hives of Bumblebees

One of the most distinctive characteristics or differential between nests or hives of Bumblebees and nests or hives of bee Mielíferas s is its size; because the nests or hives of Bumblebees are significantly smaller than the nests or hives Bee Mielíferas s (the latter nests or hives of bee Mielíferas s can reach truly massive sizes).

The Short Life of Bumblebees and Large Organization Within the Colony to Optimize Their Survival 

Usually the Queen of Bumblebees only live a year in most species of this genus; them begin to build their new hive and lay eggs that will be the new colony in the spring. A colony of Bumblebees usually has a number less than 50 workers generally; however have colonic finding more than 400 members, particularly in warm areas. Bumblebee colonies typically use ground dens abandoned by rodents or stray animals.

Bumblebees Skillful Builders and Restorers Expert Natural Homes in Ruins

Other animals or species often build their nests or dens with fragments of straw and vegetable pieces, sometimes on the floor and sometimes directly on or in hollow trees killed or abandoned. Bumblebees usually prepare a paste wax to coat the roof hive or nest to increase protection against potential foes this invaders, this wax also serves as a thermal insulator which allows a more even temperature all the time inside the nest, protecting its inhabitants from the extreme temperature changes, as mentioned above in the section of the Bees the Bumblebees like the Bees Wax also used to construct vessels or cells for storing honey and pollen for their young and energy and food supply from the hive.

The Megaconstructions of Bumblebees , Are Monumental Works of Nature, in Relation to Their Size

Nests or hives of Bumblebees are very strong; many some may last a year on average However others last many years and can be very large, which is a feat for Bumblebees because their life cycle is very short and its size compared to its megaconstructions is reduced, so both are considered to Bumblebees few arches experts and engineers of nature.