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If a colony of bees goes queenless and the bees are unable to raise a new queen, some of the workers will develop the internal organs necessary to lay eggs but the eggs will be infertile and end up as drones which means that the colony will eventually die. There is no way of recovering from this. If you try to introduce a new queen, the laying workers will kill her.
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Which bees feed the egg laying bee and look after the young called?
Worker
Which bees feed the egg laying bee and look after the young?
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
How are queen bees and worker bees alike and different?
Queen bees and worker bees are both female members of a bee colony, but they have distinct roles and physical characteristics. The queen is primarily responsible for reproduction, laying thousands of eggs, while worker bees perform various tasks such as foraging, nursing, and hive maintenance. In terms of size, the queen is larger than worker bees and has a longer abdomen for egg-laying. Despite these differences, both play crucial roles in the survival and organization of the hive.
Which bee feed the egg-laying bee and look after the young?
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
Which bee feed the egg-laying bee and look after young?
The queen bee is responsible for laying eggs. Worker bees feed the young bees and look after them until they are able to take their place in the hive.
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.
What does a queen bee look like?
A queen bee is larger than worker bees and has a longer abdomen. She also has a more elongated and rounded shape compared to worker bees. Queen bees are usually the only ones in the hive that have fully developed ovaries for egg-laying.
Can worker bees sting?
Yes, worker bees can sting. They have a barbed stinger that they use to defend the hive when they feel threatened. When a worker bee stings, it releases venom that can cause pain and inflammation.
What gender are the worker bees?
The worker bees are female
How are Queen Drone and Worker bees different from each other?
The Queen is usually the only fertile female in a colony and is basically an egg laying machine. A drone is a male bee whose only purpose is to mate with a virgin queen, after which it dies. A worker bee is an infertile female bee and as its name implies, does all the work in the colony or hive from house-keeping, baby rearing, nectar gathering and honey production.
Why do only female bees sting?
Female bees, or worker bees, are the ones responsible for stinging because their stingers are modified egg-laying structures called ovipositors. When a worker bee stings, its stinger is barbed and gets stuck in the skin, tearing the bee's abdomen and causing it to die. This is why male bees, or drones, which do not have stingers, cannot sting.
Do honey comb bees sting?
Yes, however, the stinger is actually a modified ovipositor. An ovipositor is the body part, or device a queen bee uses to lay eggs. She can also use it as a stinger. Worker bees can also sting, meaning worker bees are also female. Their stinger is an ovipositor. Most worker bees never lay eggs, but occasionally a worker can become a "laying worker." In most cases she has not been fertilized, and non-fertilized eggs become drones. Drones are male bees and, being male, they have no ovipositor and cannot sting.
