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Worker bee

Worker Bee

Worker bee

A worker bee and worker cells in which it develops.

Worker Bee

A worker bee and worker cells in which it develops.

"Honey bee (Apis mellifica). a, queen (perfect female); b, worker (imperfect female); and c, drone (male)." -Parker, 1900

Honey Bees

"Honey bee (Apis mellifica). a, queen (perfect female); b, worker (imperfect female); and c, drone (male)."…

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. A colony generally contains one queen bee, a fertile female; seasonally up to a few thousand drone bees or fertile males; and a large seasonally variable population of sterile female worker bees. Workers gather pollen into the pollen baskets on their back legs, to carry back to the hive where it is used as food for the developing brood.

Honey Bees

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of…

After the queen bee is impregnated, the drones are killed by the workers.

Honey Bees

After the queen bee is impregnated, the drones are killed by the workers.