Honey Bee Roles
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1.4 Honey Bee Roles
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| Queen | Workers | Drones |
|---|---|---|
| The only sexually developed female in a hive. | Sexually undeveloped female honey bees. | Male honey bees; the largest bees in the colony. |
| Primary responsibility is reproduction. | Smaller than drones and queens. | Rounder or stouter with heads much larger than those of other bees. |
| Does not mate with drones from her own colony. | Do almost all the work in the colony. | Compound eyes take up a larger percentage of their heads. |
| Will mate with an average of 12 drones in the air during her mating flight. | During foraging season, they live about 6 weeks. | Sole purpose is to try to mate with queens. |
| Elongated abdomen. | Those that emerge in the fall can live over 6 months. | They eat more than workers, so when a colony prepares for winter, workers push them out of the colony. |
| Wings cover only about 2/3 of her abdomen. | Have never been observed foraging for food on flowers. | |
| Produces and releases pheromones. |
Lesson List
- Βιολογία μελισσών Duration:
- Ταξινόμηση και κύκλος ζωής Duration:
- Life Cycle Duration:
- The Eight Life Cycle Stages Duration:
- 1.3 Το σώμα της μέλισσας Duration:
- Body Sections Duration:
- Honey Bee Roles Duration:
- The Queen Duration:
- Drones Duration:
- Worker Bees Duration:
- Roles of the Worker Duration:
- 1.5 Check Your Learning Duration:
- link Duration:
Teachers Info
Bee doctor
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