I haven't heard anything about then in awhileHas anyone seen the bees yet?
Ya they are on the move in Denver, or at least the honey bees are, because of all the flowers blooming right now.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Is it true that bees possess the ability to count?
By counting their steps in a little dance they do to communicate where nectar is a far distance away.Is it true that bees possess the ability to count?
G'day Sam,
Thanks for your question.
Yes they can. At least up to 4. All with the brain the size of a grain of sand.
I have attached a source for your reference.
RegardsIs it true that bees possess the ability to count?
Bees can count, but after ';four'; they start to become less and less reliable.
But their mathematical abilities aren't restricted to counting. Bees can calculate (relatively) vast distances. They can also predict, numerically and spatially, patterned placements of food sources. Scientists would put honey at one point during the morning, then the next morning at the same time they would move the honey a set distance. After a short while, the bees could predict where the food would be the next day, as they would be waiting at the honey spot without the honey actually being there yet.
Bees can also tell if another bee is drunk (they like fruity and mixed drinks) and they assign ';bouncers'; in every hive that will escort drunk bees out of the hive until they sober up. Not part of your question, but related, I'd say. :)
G'day Sam,
Thanks for your question.
Yes they can. At least up to 4. All with the brain the size of a grain of sand.
I have attached a source for your reference.
RegardsIs it true that bees possess the ability to count?
Bees can count, but after ';four'; they start to become less and less reliable.
But their mathematical abilities aren't restricted to counting. Bees can calculate (relatively) vast distances. They can also predict, numerically and spatially, patterned placements of food sources. Scientists would put honey at one point during the morning, then the next morning at the same time they would move the honey a set distance. After a short while, the bees could predict where the food would be the next day, as they would be waiting at the honey spot without the honey actually being there yet.
Bees can also tell if another bee is drunk (they like fruity and mixed drinks) and they assign ';bouncers'; in every hive that will escort drunk bees out of the hive until they sober up. Not part of your question, but related, I'd say. :)
What will BEE the out come if the worlds population of BEES die off?
Sorry dude, we just won't have honey any more. Plants can still be pollinated by other insects and even small birds. But the lovely taste of real bee fecies will be lost for all time!What will BEE the out come if the worlds population of BEES die off?
ZERO!What will BEE the out come if the worlds population of BEES die off?
we will no longer have trees, plants, fruits, veggies....etc. basically we will die off as well.
The only outcome from bees dying out would be no honey. Unless ur one of dose people who get accupuncture with the stingers... then u lose ur accupuncture. But there are still other animals that pollinate the trees and they can be pollinated by the wind so we wont lose ne plants er flowers.
ZERO!What will BEE the out come if the worlds population of BEES die off?
we will no longer have trees, plants, fruits, veggies....etc. basically we will die off as well.
The only outcome from bees dying out would be no honey. Unless ur one of dose people who get accupuncture with the stingers... then u lose ur accupuncture. But there are still other animals that pollinate the trees and they can be pollinated by the wind so we wont lose ne plants er flowers.
Does anyone know wher the phrase ';the birsd and the bees'; came from?
birds+bees=babys? somthing is wrong with this math.Does anyone know wher the phrase ';the birsd and the bees'; came from?
hey brad im on ur messenger list and could really use the points its a song it goes like this let me tell ya bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above and a thing called love let me tell ya bout the moon in the sky and a girl and a guy and the way they would kiss on a night like this when i look into ur n big brown eyes ......................email me for the restDoes anyone know wher the phrase ';the birsd and the bees'; came from?
Derivations
%26gt;According to some, the birds and the bees is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and consequence of sexual intercourse. According to that story the birds are like men and the bees like women: Birds are free to fly wherever they like, but bees are enslaved to a single queen their entire life and their whole life is dedicated to keeping her alive. Bees pollinate flowers, birds spread the seed, men impregnate eggs, women give birth. Sex is key for survival of both.
%26gt; A poem by Samuel Coleridge: ';All nature seems at work ... The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing ... and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.';
Im not sure, but my guess is
from our ancetors long long ago, they were....well lets say different, so they came up with birds and the bees.
So now days when aduts confront children about sex, instead of coming out with it they say the birds and the bees and so on.
=)
No one knows, but here's a cute explanation from The Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_鈥?/a>hair ideas
hey brad im on ur messenger list and could really use the points its a song it goes like this let me tell ya bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above and a thing called love let me tell ya bout the moon in the sky and a girl and a guy and the way they would kiss on a night like this when i look into ur n big brown eyes ......................email me for the restDoes anyone know wher the phrase ';the birsd and the bees'; came from?
Derivations
%26gt;According to some, the birds and the bees is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and consequence of sexual intercourse. According to that story the birds are like men and the bees like women: Birds are free to fly wherever they like, but bees are enslaved to a single queen their entire life and their whole life is dedicated to keeping her alive. Bees pollinate flowers, birds spread the seed, men impregnate eggs, women give birth. Sex is key for survival of both.
%26gt; A poem by Samuel Coleridge: ';All nature seems at work ... The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing ... and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.';
Im not sure, but my guess is
from our ancetors long long ago, they were....well lets say different, so they came up with birds and the bees.
So now days when aduts confront children about sex, instead of coming out with it they say the birds and the bees and so on.
=)
No one knows, but here's a cute explanation from The Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_鈥?/a>
How does the story about the birds and the bees go? I know what its supposed to teach but...?
....Ive only ever heard about it mostly in movies and on television but they never actually tell the story, it teaches about reproduction right? How does the story go?How does the story about the birds and the bees go? I know what its supposed to teach but...?
Check this out:
The birds and the bees'; (sometimes expanded to ';the birds, the bees and the butterflies'; or ';the birds, the bees, the flowers, and the trees';) is an idiomatic expression which refers to courtship and sex, and is usually used in reference to teaching someone about sex and pregnancy. The phrase is evocative of the metaphors and euphemisms often used to avoid speaking openly and technically about the subject.
According to some, the birds and the bees is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and consequence of sexual intercourse. According to that story, a baby is created when a bee stings a bird. In some cases the choice of birds and bees may be because they provide a ready metaphor for insemination (pollination) and childbirth (hatching). However it may be called the ';birds and the bees'; in that it is simply the facts of nature; many creatures have sexual intercourse: birds, bees, humans, and a huge variety of others.
';Word sleuths William and Mary Morris hint that it may have been inspired by words like these from the poet Samuel Coleridge: 'All nature seems at work ... The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing ... and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.' ';
Check this out:
The birds and the bees'; (sometimes expanded to ';the birds, the bees and the butterflies'; or ';the birds, the bees, the flowers, and the trees';) is an idiomatic expression which refers to courtship and sex, and is usually used in reference to teaching someone about sex and pregnancy. The phrase is evocative of the metaphors and euphemisms often used to avoid speaking openly and technically about the subject.
According to some, the birds and the bees is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and consequence of sexual intercourse. According to that story, a baby is created when a bee stings a bird. In some cases the choice of birds and bees may be because they provide a ready metaphor for insemination (pollination) and childbirth (hatching). However it may be called the ';birds and the bees'; in that it is simply the facts of nature; many creatures have sexual intercourse: birds, bees, humans, and a huge variety of others.
';Word sleuths William and Mary Morris hint that it may have been inspired by words like these from the poet Samuel Coleridge: 'All nature seems at work ... The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing ... and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.' ';
Why is the spelling contest called spelling bee? Do bees have anything to do with it?
The word bee, as used in spelling bee, is a language puzzle that has never been satisfactorily accounted for. A fairly old and widely-used word, it refers to a community social gathering at which friends and neighbors join together in a single activity (sewing, quilting, barn raising, etc.), usually to help one person or family. The earliest known example in print is a spinning bee, in 1769. Other early occurrences are husking bee (1816), apple bee (1827), and logging bee (1836). Spelling bee is apparently an American term. It first appeared in print in 1875, but it seems certain that the word was used orally for several years before that.
Those who used the word, including most early students of language, assumed that it was the same word as referred to the insect. They thought that this particular meaning had probably been inspired by the obvious similarity between these human gatherings and the industrious, social nature of a beehive. But in recent years scholars have rejected this explanation, suggesting instead that this bee is a completely different word. One possibility is that it comes from the Middle English word bene, which means ';a prayer'; or ';a favor'; (and is related to the more familiar word boon). In England, a dialectal form of this word, been or bean, referred to ';voluntary help given by neighbors toward the accomplishment of a particular task.'; (Webster's Third New International Dictionary). Bee may simply be a shortened form of been, but no one is entirely certain.Why is the spelling contest called spelling bee? Do bees have anything to do with it?
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Why is the spelling contest called spelling bee? Do bees have anything to do with it?
The earliest evidence of the phrase spelling bee in print dates back to 1825, although the contests had apparently been held before that year. (The etymology of the word ';bee'; in this sense is unclear. Historically, it has described a social congregation where a specific action is being carried out, like a husking bee, or an apple bee.)
Metaphorically, referring to the fact that bees function together socially:
';In allusion to the social character of the insect (originally in U.S.): A meeting of neighbours to unite their labours for the benefit of one of their number; e.g. as is done still in some parts, when the farmers unite to get in each other's harvests in succession; usually preceded by a word defining the purpose of the meeting, as apple-bee, husking-bee, quilting-bee, raising-bee, etc. Hence, with extended sense: A gathering or meeting for some object; esp. spelling-bee, a party assembled to compete in the spelling of words. lynching bee';
Yes, 'bee' was the first word in history to be misspelled. Someone spelled it 'B' trying to be cute in 1776.
In 1850 when they tried to correct their mistake, they tried, 'be'. But that was wrong.
A committee was formed in 1941 at the start of WWII and a competition was held. It was composed of all women, since the men had been drafted.
The female mastermind Bea Este Masters took home the prize of 50 jars of honey with her correct spelling of 'bee'. Hence, the 'Spelling Bea' was coined, named after her. And people have been misspelling the event ever since.
Those who used the word, including most early students of language, assumed that it was the same word as referred to the insect. They thought that this particular meaning had probably been inspired by the obvious similarity between these human gatherings and the industrious, social nature of a beehive. But in recent years scholars have rejected this explanation, suggesting instead that this bee is a completely different word. One possibility is that it comes from the Middle English word bene, which means ';a prayer'; or ';a favor'; (and is related to the more familiar word boon). In England, a dialectal form of this word, been or bean, referred to ';voluntary help given by neighbors toward the accomplishment of a particular task.'; (Webster's Third New International Dictionary). Bee may simply be a shortened form of been, but no one is entirely certain.Why is the spelling contest called spelling bee? Do bees have anything to do with it?
You're welcome! Report Abuse
Why is the spelling contest called spelling bee? Do bees have anything to do with it?
The earliest evidence of the phrase spelling bee in print dates back to 1825, although the contests had apparently been held before that year. (The etymology of the word ';bee'; in this sense is unclear. Historically, it has described a social congregation where a specific action is being carried out, like a husking bee, or an apple bee.)
Metaphorically, referring to the fact that bees function together socially:
';In allusion to the social character of the insect (originally in U.S.): A meeting of neighbours to unite their labours for the benefit of one of their number; e.g. as is done still in some parts, when the farmers unite to get in each other's harvests in succession; usually preceded by a word defining the purpose of the meeting, as apple-bee, husking-bee, quilting-bee, raising-bee, etc. Hence, with extended sense: A gathering or meeting for some object; esp. spelling-bee, a party assembled to compete in the spelling of words. lynching bee';
Yes, 'bee' was the first word in history to be misspelled. Someone spelled it 'B' trying to be cute in 1776.
In 1850 when they tried to correct their mistake, they tried, 'be'. But that was wrong.
A committee was formed in 1941 at the start of WWII and a competition was held. It was composed of all women, since the men had been drafted.
The female mastermind Bea Este Masters took home the prize of 50 jars of honey with her correct spelling of 'bee'. Hence, the 'Spelling Bea' was coined, named after her. And people have been misspelling the event ever since.
How did you learn about the birds and the bees and what sort of tale wher you told about how you were born,?
as a kidHow did you learn about the birds and the bees and what sort of tale wher you told about how you were born,?
well i sorta learnt bits and pieces from here and there, and my cuzins had an um interesting book that i saw wen i was younger, health from yr5 upwards gave me wat i needed 2 no,How did you learn about the birds and the bees and what sort of tale wher you told about how you were born,?
I was never told about it.... discovered it on my own through media and books. And yes even as a kid.... I figured out what sex was all about....
I mostly learnt from television and books. I was of the time when parents did not speak of such things to their children.
I made sure I talked about everything with my own daughter.
My mother explained the birds and the bees to me by telling me how bees pollunate flowers. Then she got a book out and read it to me, it was about how chickens lay eggs and then eggs develop in to chiicks. She also made mention of how the neighborhood male dog would come by once in awhile to visit our female dog leaving her pregnant and alone. Yes you would think this would scar me. Did I tell you my mom is Roman Catholic.
I learned through my Parents and books my Parents gave me and then I learned it all over again in school.
As for how I came to be...
I got the typical ';when two people love each other'; story.
That and this really good book with pictures in it that looked like paper cut outs and it showed how dogs and people and even flowers pro-create.
I wasn't given any fairytales, like the stork. When I asked, my parents told me. When I was very young, it was age appropriate, and as I got older, they got more specific.
I grew up on a farm. There was no room for a tall story, it was right there in front of us.
well i sorta learnt bits and pieces from here and there, and my cuzins had an um interesting book that i saw wen i was younger, health from yr5 upwards gave me wat i needed 2 no,How did you learn about the birds and the bees and what sort of tale wher you told about how you were born,?
I was never told about it.... discovered it on my own through media and books. And yes even as a kid.... I figured out what sex was all about....
I mostly learnt from television and books. I was of the time when parents did not speak of such things to their children.
I made sure I talked about everything with my own daughter.
My mother explained the birds and the bees to me by telling me how bees pollunate flowers. Then she got a book out and read it to me, it was about how chickens lay eggs and then eggs develop in to chiicks. She also made mention of how the neighborhood male dog would come by once in awhile to visit our female dog leaving her pregnant and alone. Yes you would think this would scar me. Did I tell you my mom is Roman Catholic.
I learned through my Parents and books my Parents gave me and then I learned it all over again in school.
As for how I came to be...
I got the typical ';when two people love each other'; story.
That and this really good book with pictures in it that looked like paper cut outs and it showed how dogs and people and even flowers pro-create.
I wasn't given any fairytales, like the stork. When I asked, my parents told me. When I was very young, it was age appropriate, and as I got older, they got more specific.
I grew up on a farm. There was no room for a tall story, it was right there in front of us.
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