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First 21 Days Of Bee’s Life Revealed In Hypnotizing 60-Second Timelapse
The first 21 days of a bee’s life are captured in this inspiring video by photographer Anand Varma. Bees pollinate 1/3 of the world’s food crop but are being threatened by the Varroa destructor mite; Varma was hired to document the process. While scientists have succeeded in breeding a mite-resistant bee, it lacks other desirable traits such as gentleness and the ability to store honey. More details are explained in the Ted Talk below. (More info: varmaphoto h/t: thisiscolossal)
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GeorginaBurns 9 years ago
Fascinating. We must do every thing in our power to save the bees, without them we are dead!
JoanneJones 9 years ago
Unfortunately that is the Varroa mite. It is only found in a honey bee colony and bee keepers are constantly trying to get rid of it.
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GeorginaBurns 9 years ago
Fascinating. We must do every thing in our power to save the bees, without them we are dead!
JoanneJones 9 years ago
Unfortunately that is the Varroa mite. It is only found in a honey bee colony and bee keepers are constantly trying to get rid of it.
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