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Queen Bee Facts: Marvels of Colony Life - Carolina Honeybees

Nature in all its creepy, gruesome glory: even huge eastern carpenter bees can fall prey to the white-top pitcher plants (Sarracenia leucophylla) in our carnivorous plant collection. 😱 A sweet nectar coats the pitchers’ insides, drawing in hungry bees. If they slip, the slick coating and downward-facing hairs lining the walls make it almost impossible to escape. (We couldn’t help but give a few an escape route, but rest assured, the pitcher plants got to keep plenty of prey!) This remarkable pi

The importance of honey bee pollination for our food system cannot be understated. Roughly 1/3 of our diet depends on honey bees for pollination. For many growers each piece of food harvested represents a visit from a honey bee. Watch farmer Jennifer Euwer and #beekeeper George Hansen talk about the importance of their partnership for pollination of US agricultural crops in the #CelebratingBeekeeping video below. #HoneySavesHives | National Honey Board