You notice that bees in your yard are making a nest in the ground near where you have a potted plant. You move the pot and notice the next day that the bees are having trouble finding the nest. This is most likely provides evidence that the bees are using .....

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

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You notice that bees in your yard are making a nest in the ground near where you have a potted plant. You move the pot and notice the next day that the bees are having trouble finding the nest. This is most likely provides evidence that the bees are using ____

A	imprinting
B	social learning
C	spatial learning
D	fixed action pattern

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: –The scientific and commercial method of beekeeping is known as ‘Apiculture’, where honey bees are reared scientifically with complete care and management for the production of honey and wax. The most commonly selected species of honey bee for apiculture are from genus Apis and Melipona (stingless bees).

Detailed explanation-2: -Another option is to do two long distance moves. Take the bees to a new spot more than 4 miles away, and leave them there for three weeks. Then move them back and place the hive in the new area, by this time they will have forgotten the original hive location, and should reorient to the new place immediately.

Detailed explanation-3: -A place where honey bees are kept in called an Apiary or a bee yard. An apiary may refer to a hobbyist’s hives or those used for commercial or educational usage. Hive is a structure for housing a swarm of honeybees while apiary is a place where bees and their hives are kept.

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