What is the beard?

The term beard of bees has two possible meanings. In the first sense, it concerns a phenomenon in which bees hang from the hive in the beard formation. This behavior is believed to accumulate excessive heat in the hive. Bee beard can also refer to practice, most common among bee and candidates, which allows very large number of bees to sit on the body, sometimes as part of the competition.

For many beekeepers and biologists, the beard term usually refers to the behavior in which the bees emerge from the hive and then cover themselves by holding on to each other. This suspended accumulation of bees gives the hive the appearance of having a beard. Bee experts believe that this kind of bell beard is the natural behavior that occurs when the inside of the hive becomes too hot. By hanging outside the hive, the bees allow you to cool. Generally, their temperature returns.

for some people is beard bee dRuh of extreme sport or stuker in which the individual allows a large number of bees to rest on his body. The creation of this kind of beards includes the location of the bees in the cage and then connecting the cage under the chin. When the bees smell hormones distributed by their queen, they instinctively gather around. Therefore, when the queen is located near the chin of man, the bees of the queen's hive gather on the chin of this individual to protect the queen. When the queen is removed in the cage, the bees follow her and the beard dispersed.

Often this type of beard is made up as part of the competition. Competitors in such competitions are usually assessed according to the total weight of bees that come to their bodies. Competitors can only attract bees to the chin areas, neck and faces, or can allow all bodies that are covered with insects. Bee "beard" that covers the whole body can weigh more than £ 50 (22 kg). While many people consider the idea of ​​the bees of the scary, enthusiasticVmezech also claims that if the bees are kept in peace during the process, they tend to stab.