Excellent video studies of bee activity within the hive.

[user 20297]

On the 'net you can find loads of academic studies about bee behaviour, but whilst these are always interesting and useful, I usually find them very challenging to read and absorb. Here's one with a difference; it contains videos as described; the one attached is of a queen laying an egg. There is even one of a bee going into a cell and eating varroa!........Yippee!
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247323#pone.0247323.s008View attachment journal.pone.0247323.s001.mp4

 

[GuyNir]

Wow. Thanks for sharing

 

[StephenT]

Fascinating. Especially love the grooming

 

[Erichalfbee]

On the 'net you can find loads of academic studies about bee behaviour, but whilst these are always interesting and useful, I usually find them very challenging to read and absorb. Here's one with a difference; it contains videos as described; the one attached is of a queen laying an egg. There is even one of a bee going into a cell and eating varroa!........Yippee!
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247323#pone.0247323.s008

Lovely

 

[understanding_bees]

I would like to express a special thankyou to Beebe for initiating this thread, and providing the link to the bee behaviour videos on the website “journals.plos.org”. I find myself increasingly amazed at the complexity and wonder of bee behaviour. Thank you too, for finding this information, and sharing it, so soon after it was published just a few days ago on 17th March.

The video “S8 - Honey bee comb remodelling: Wax strings” is informative in that it shows conclusively that bees can and do reuse (recycle?) wax when it is available to them in an acceptable form. This information is consistent with my own comments when I shared information about the bees re-fashioning wax foundation sheets which I had installed in my hives.

The video “S18 - Honey bee hygiene: The rocking movement“ shows activity similar that that which I observed among my bees a few days ago, and which I commented on.

I hope that further research results such as these may become available for our education and understanding.

 

[Nannysbees]

On the 'net you can find loads of academic studies about bee behaviour, but whilst these are always interesting and useful, I usually find them very challenging to read and absorb. Here's one with a difference; it contains videos as described; the one attached is of a queen laying an egg. There is even one of a bee going into a cell and eating varroa!........Yippee!
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247323#pone.0247323.s008View attachment 25032

Oh my goodness what an amazing clip that is fascinating to watch

 

[Murox]

Well found. Thanks for sharing.