History
According to Great Plains Nature Center, humans have written about honey bees more than any other species of insects, which signals that they really have something special that's worth cherishing. Honey bees have been connected to the human society for thousands of years. We learned from lecture that prehistoric records show a honey bee/human connection going back 6,000 BP. Bees are also found in mythology; the Mayan bee god, Ah Mucan Cab, or in the Egyptian belief that bees were the product of the tears of the sun god Ra. Bees are also mentioned by famous and historical people such as William Shakespeare, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Sylvia Plath.
According to Great Plains Nature Center, humans have written about honey bees more than any other species of insects, which signals that they really have something special that's worth cherishing. Honey bees have been connected to the human society for thousands of years. We learned from lecture that prehistoric records show a honey bee/human connection going back 6,000 BP. Bees are also found in mythology; the Mayan bee god, Ah Mucan Cab, or in the Egyptian belief that bees were the product of the tears of the sun god Ra. Bees are also mentioned by famous and historical people such as William Shakespeare, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Sylvia Plath.
Connection to Society
Bees are typically categorized as a harmful insect because of their stinging defensive mechanism. But without them the animal kingdom would different and certain human products wouldn’t exist. Honey bees help create honey, wax, pollen, royal jelly, venom, and pollination for the world. All of these contribute to produce things such as cosmetics, candles, food products, desensitization, and pollinate various animals and plants.
Honey bees are social insects, which means that they live together in large, well-organized family groups (Honey Bee Biology). Being a social insect, this is similar to humans in the way we interact with each other and work together in multiple aspects such as in a home, at work, or in a community. Bees work in the same way to keep their hive successful and well.
Bees are typically categorized as a harmful insect because of their stinging defensive mechanism. But without them the animal kingdom would different and certain human products wouldn’t exist. Honey bees help create honey, wax, pollen, royal jelly, venom, and pollination for the world. All of these contribute to produce things such as cosmetics, candles, food products, desensitization, and pollinate various animals and plants.
Honey bees are social insects, which means that they live together in large, well-organized family groups (Honey Bee Biology). Being a social insect, this is similar to humans in the way we interact with each other and work together in multiple aspects such as in a home, at work, or in a community. Bees work in the same way to keep their hive successful and well.