to take care of the babies and store food to survive winter
a magnet next to a bee hive, causes bees to build the hive in a spiral formation.
When the old hive gets to crowded
They build the hive and also look after pupae(baby bees).
Bees tend to burrow 2 to 3 inches into the ground when they are trying to build a hive. Depending on the size of the hive will determine just how far down the bees' hive will be located in the ground.
By stinging anyone or anything that they see as being a threat to the hive.
Yes to find a new place to build a hive when the old one is no longer viable.
The bees will swarm and leave the hive and look for another source to sustain their colony and build another hive.
Bees in one hive typically do not communicate with bees from another since they usually will not allow bees from another hive to enter their own hive.
Bees
Yes they can. Iactually just saw one the other day.
Bees that build their nest up high in areas such as the peak of a home or in trees do so to prevent attack from predators. Skunks, raccoons and bears are known to attack a hive and eat the bees.
Bees kill other bees to protect the hive or to steal honey from other hives through a hole in the hive.