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Honey Bees and Climate Change Animations
Flowering plants rely on pollinators like honey bees to reproduce. Honey bees, in turn, rely on flowering plants for food - in the form on nectar and pollen. The two animations below illustrate how an earlier springtime could cause plants and pollinators to shift out of sync.

To see the video "Feeling the Sting of Climate Change" that these animations were created for, visit entry #10481


This short animation illustrates two scenarios. The first depicts plants blooming at the same time bees emerge to forage for nectar and pollen. The second depicts an earlier bloom, where flowers bloom before bees are ready to forage. The flowers miss out on getting pollinated, and the bees miss their chance to gather nectar and pollen.    This short animation illustrates two scenarios. The first depicts plants blooming at the same time bees emerge to forage for nectar and pollen. The second depicts an earlier bloom, where flowers bloom before bees are ready to forage. The flowers miss out on getting pollinated, and the bees miss their chance to gather nectar and pollen.
Duration: 25.0 seconds
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  512x288 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   8 MB
  640x360 (30 fps) MPEG-4   4 MB
  1280x720 (29.97 fps) QT         32 MB
  1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   53 MB
  1280x720 (59.94 fps) QT         459 MB
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  320x180     PNG           266 KB
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This longer animation depicts the same two scenarios as the short animation. In addition, relative hive weights are shown. Hives gain weight when bees successfully gather nectar and pollen to produce honey.    This longer animation depicts the same two scenarios as the short animation. In addition, relative hive weights are shown. Hives gain weight when bees successfully gather nectar and pollen to produce honey.
Duration: 47.0 seconds
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  512x288 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   14 MB
  640x360 (30 fps) MPEG-4   7 MB
  1280x720 (29.97 fps) QT         38 MB
  1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   77 MB
  1280x720 (59.94 fps) QT         770 MB
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  320x180     PNG           164 KB
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Animation Number:10482
Completed:2009-08-17
Animator:Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC) (Lead)
Producer:Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC)
Scientist:Wayne E. Esaias (NASA/GSFC)
Series:Honey Bees and Climate Change
Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Seasons
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Agriculture
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Climate Indicators
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Pollinator Species
SVS >> Climate Change
SVS >> Bees
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/beekeepers.html
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and Ivy Flores (UMBC)


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