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Honey bees work well even when they’re sick

Fascinating study shows that bees even when sick are super workers

  • Researchers fitted a tiny aerial to honeybees to track their movements
  • Even when sick, the bees were just as good at searching for nectar
  • They search their surroundings optimally in Lévy flight patterns – alternating between clusters of short steps interjected with longer steps

For most of us, when we’re sick, we’re usually down and out…and work IS THE LAST THING on our minds (I keep imagining the power of the bee pollen they eat)

But interestingly, unlike us humans, bees CAN perform just as well at work even if they’re sick, according to new research that shows honeybees remain excellent searchers when they are sick, allowing them to continue working for the greater good of their hives.

The research was done by researchers from University of Exeter and Queen Mary University in London, and they used radar technology to track individual bees around the Cornwall countryside.

Research showed that the bees remained agile, moving quickly and nimbly and traveled hundreds or even thousands of metres per day even when they had infections or viruses.

These bees tireless and diligently traveled between flowers, flower patches and their hive using amazing navigational skills that rely on distinct landmarks, such as trees or houses, which they very efficiently find and memorize on orientation flights.

This research involved 78 bees, some of which were unwell. Experts fitted a transponder – a tiny aerial, much lighter than the nectar or pollen normally carried by the bee – to the thorax.

The study shows that even very sick bees are still able to search their surroundings optimally in Lévy flight patterns. Lévy search patterns are a natural mathematical pattern found across the animal kingdom, including in early human hunter-gathers, and describe certain movements like stalking for prey or searching for mates.

The pattern alternates between clusters of short steps interjected with longer steps in between, which allows the individual to efficiently comb through large surface areas.

I find it amazing that bees that are sick and unwell can still function as well as those that were well, and I believe it’s a testament to the power and nourishment of the nutrient-rich bee pollen, which are food for the worker bees.

I personally take bee pollen, and not only can my day “last longer” (my days start at 4.30/5 AM and ends at about 10 PM), I am clearer in my mind, I feel more rested, I can run further (I run and exercise 6 – 7 days a week if there’s no rain), I can take care of my family with young children, multiple busy physiotherapy clinics, investments, meetings, courses and reading books.

Are you considering taking Bee Pollen to improve your energy, health and vitality? Read the benefits or buy it here, and read my review on Xtend Life Bee Pollen here.

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