Do honey bees have enimies?

Answer 1

In some countries, especially Japan, hornets. Interestingly there are bees native to Japan, however they produce less honey than European honey bees so Japanese bee keepers often like to keep the European type for a larger harvest. However, European honey bees have no defence at all against hornets. If a small group of hornets attacks a hive, the bees will swarm and try and attack them, but the hornets are too quick in the open area and can destroy an entire hive in an hour.

However the Japanese honey bees have evolved a method to protect themselves from hornets. When a hornet comes close to their hive, they all go inside and wait for the hornet to follow them in. Inside the hive the hornet cannot manouever as quickly and so the bees essentially snowball the hornet in a massive group hug. All the bees movement means it gets very hot in the middle of the ball where the hornet is, and unfortunately for the hornet, it gets killed by the heat. Bees however can withstand a few more degrees of heat than a hornet can and they are unscathed.

Quite an interesting adaptation. But yes bees have many enemies either birds which eat the bees themselves, and some animals have learnt how to steal their honey.

Answer 2

The meropidae are a genus of 24 species of beautifully coloured birds widely known as bee-eaters. They are found in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Answer 3

I think people are honey bees' worst enemy. Other natural predators include hornets, yellow jackets, ants, dragon flies and birds.

Answer 4

sure they do.

other insects (hornets, ants) that either want to eat their honey or eat the bees themselves.

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Answer 5

For one, humans. Their populations are down 30% right now due to something we're doing. This definitely doesn't bode well for the food supply they annually pollenate.

Answer 6

yes,hornets ants weevils