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Do honey bees live in a colony?

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Yes honey bee's are known to live in a colony.

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Can honey bees live in coke cans?

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Why do bees put honey in a honeycomb?

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How bees live?

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Why do farmers choose to have honey bees pollinate their apples as opposed to other bee species?

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Where are honeybees most common?

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Where do bees keep the honey?

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What do you call a group of honey bees living together?

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