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प्रश्न
How bee colony works?
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उत्तर
Honeybees live in a colony and divide their tasks among different groups (castes) in the same colony.
Three types of castes in the colony of bees:
(i) Queen: The queen is the mother of the colony and is responsible for laying eggs. She lays up to 2,000 eggs every day of each season.
(ii) Drone: The main role of the drone is to mate with the queen and remain in the colony to sleep and eat honey. They stay in the hiv e only during the breeding season.
(iii) Worker: They are the most active members of the colony. They are responsible for almost all the work. They collect the nectar and change it into honey. They are of three types, namely scavenger bees, nurse bees, and foraging or field bees.
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