Week 11/1

 

I started a research project in my Statistics class in relation to air quality and COVID. I am working with a team, but we are looking for a great research question to do? I was thinking of the altitude of where the air comes from and how the pollutes play a role in the air quality we are getting when wearing a mask to protect us from COVID. Arizona itself has a very high pollute count which makes our air quality deficient than other states. On another note, my bee project is moving along. I not only had begun to create my variable table, but I have also gotten the methods section down. I also learned that the stinger bees are more widely spread than the stingless bees in America. Stingless bees can be found in most tropical or subtropical regions of the world, such as Australia, Africa, Southeast Asia, and tropical America. Which means central and South America. Most people in America will confuse the bee with wasp or other cousins of the bee. Therefore, the study is rare in our country. The 500 species of stingless bees also collect nectar, which they store in an extension of their gut called a crop. Back at the hive, the bees ripen or dehydrate the nectar droplets by spinning them inside their mouthparts until honey is formed. Ripening concentrates the nectar and increases the sugar content, though it is not nearly as concentrated as the honey from true honeybees. It is much thinner in consistency and more prone to spoiling. Unlike a hive of commercial honeybees, which can produce 75 kilograms of honey a year, a hive of stingless bees produces less than one kilogram. Stingless Bees produce a different tasting honey which is a mix of sweet and sour with a hint of lemon. The taste comes from plant resins which the bees use to build their hives and honey pots and varies depending on the flowers and trees visited.

Air Quality of Arizona

Variation of Stingless Bees