a colony of bees is just a group of bees or a nest.
Yes honey bee's are known to live in a colony.
In hexagonal cells within the colony.
A colony
There are few things that are required to start a colony of honey bees. They are the hives, worker bees, the smoker, protective gears, and hive tools, all of which are equally important.
No. They are very different species, and have rather different colony behavior.
Depending on what the colony needs at any given time, honey bees will collect nectar, pollen, tree resin, water.
There is not enough space in a coke can for a honey bee colony. During summer, colonies can grow to up to 60,000 bees.
honey
Most bees eat nectar but only the honey bee takes the nectar back to the colony and makes honey in large quantities.
Under normal circumstances there is only one queen in a colony of honey bees.
Worker honeybees keep the colony clean, look after younger bees, and collect pollen and nectar.
A single honey bee produces about half a tea spoon of honey in it's entire life. A strong colony can produce 60 to 120 quarts per year. A strong colony has about 60,000 bees in the summer.