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Do honey bees live in a colony?
Yes honey bee's are known to live in a colony.
What do you call a group of honey bees living together?
A colony
Where do bees keep the honey?
In hexagonal cells within the colony.
What basic gear does one need to start a colony of honey bees?
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.
How are bumble bees and honey bees the same?
No. They are very different species, and have rather different colony behavior.
What do honey bees colect?
Depending on what the colony needs at any given time, honey bees will collect nectar, pollen, tree resin, water.
Does Honey Bees live alone?
No, honey bees are social insects that live in colonies. Each colony consists of a queen bee, worker bees, and male drones, all working together to maintain and protect the hive. Honey bees rely on their highly organized social structure to ensure the survival and success of the colony.
What do bees gather to feed the larvae and other members of the bee colony?
honey
How many queens are there in a typical colony?
Under normal circumstances there is only one queen in a colony of honey bees.
Which type of bees collects nectar?
Most bees eat nectar but only the honey bee takes the nectar back to the colony and makes honey in large quantities.
What do worker honey bees do?
Worker honeybees keep the colony clean, look after younger bees, and collect pollen and nectar.
What are the differences between male and female honey bees?
Male honey bees, also known as drones, are larger than female honey bees, which are worker bees and queens. Drones do not have stingers and their main role is to mate with the queen. Female worker bees are smaller and have stingers for defense. Queens are the largest bees in the colony and are responsible for laying eggs.
