A bee cup includes a bowl, a stem, and an ultraviolet pattern. The bowl is configured to capture water for bees to drink. The stem is attached to an outside surface of a bowl and configured to support the bowl. The ultraviolet pattern is applied to an inside surface of the bowl. The ultraviolet pattern includes a center portion of a non-ultraviolet color, and alternating ultraviolet and non-ultraviolet concentric rings around the center portion.

Food supplements for bees that include molybdenum complexes and a method of administering the food supplements to the bees for preventing the infestation of bees and their larvae by the Varroa destructor mite. Also, the use of the food supplements to increase the production of honey and lower the winter mortality of bees.

Food supplements for bees that include molybdenum complexes and a method of administering the food supplements to the bees for preventing the infestation of bees and their larvae by the Varroa destructor mite. Also, the use of the food supplements to increase the production of honey and lower the winter mortality of bees.

A bee feeding apparatus having labyrinthine passages. The apparatus is useful for dispensing water, bee feeding supplements, or treatments to wild or domesticated bees. The circuitous entryway hinders or inhibits other insects such as wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets from entering the innermost regions of the feeder and accessing the bee feeding supplements.

A bee feeding apparatus having labyrinthine passages. The apparatus is useful for dispensing water, bee feeding supplements, or treatments to wild or domesticated bees. The circuitous entryway hinders or inhibits other insects such as wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets from entering the innermost regions of the feeder and accessing the bee feeding supplements.

A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.

A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.

A system including: a plurality of bee frames releasably mounted within at least one hive chamber; a mechanism that extracts a bee frame from a hive chamber and inserts a bee frame into a hive chamber; an imaging system that acquires an image of a frame; and a processing unit which: determines, based on processing the image, the specific content of each of a plurality of cells in the frame, and predicts a possibility of swarming based on identifying, in the image, at least one cell including a queen larva.

A system including: a plurality of bee frames releasably mounted within at least one hive chamber; a mechanism that extracts a bee frame from a hive chamber and inserts a bee frame into a hive chamber; an imaging system that acquires an image of a frame; and a processing unit which: determines, based on processing the image, the specific content of each of a plurality of cells in the frame, and predicts a possibility of swarming based on identifying, in the image, at least one cell including a queen larva.

A beehive feeder barrier assembly includes a barrier that is positionable between a beehive and an entry feeder that is integrated to the beehive. In this way the barrier can inhibit bees that do not occupy the beehive from accessing the entry feeder. The barrier forms a tunnel between the beehive and the entry-feeder when the barrier is positioned therebetween. In this way the barrier facilitates bees living in the beehive to travel back and forth between the entry feeder and the beehive. A pair of bumpers is provided and each of the bumpers is coupled to the barrier. Each of the bumpers engages the entry feeder when the barrier is positioned between the entry feeder and the beehive such that the bumpers inhibit the barrier from being displaced.