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Worker bees are female bees who are sterile. They are sterile because they have no need to breed and are not sexually mature. In order to become a queen bee, a female is selected by the worker bees and fed a special diet to make her sexually mature.

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What kind of bees do not work?

The above is WRONG, worker bees are the sterile female bees that do do all the work. The bees that do no work in the hive are the male "drone" bees that the hive produces each summer. They have one function only, to mate with new queen bees.


Why are most bees sterile?

The queen bee is the only fertile female in a colony and her sole purpose is to lay eggs. A workers job is to work and therefore there is no necessity for a worker to be fertile.


Are the worker bees male or female?

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What gender are the worker bees?

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What gender are worker bees?

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What is a mama bee called?

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Who from the bees makes honey?

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Which bees take care of the eggs?

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What are the bees that collect honey called?

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