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  • What is a Bee?
  • Pollination
  • Life in a Hive
  • The Beekeeper
  • Activities

Life in a Hive

  • Wild Colonies
  • Life in a Hive
    • Drone
    • Queen Bee
      • Brood Chamber
      • Stages of Bee Development
    • Worker Bee
      • Role Timeline
        • Making Honey
          • Fanning
          • Wax Making
          • Nectar Transfer
          • Foraging
            • Bee Dance
        • Caring for the Colony
          • Cleaning
          • Nursing and Serving
          • Wax Making and Building
          • Guarding
          • Foraging
            • Bee Dance
          • Fanning
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Caring for the Colony

All bees work together to ensure the survival of the colony. Every bee has a special job to help keep the colony healthy. Worker bees are responsible for cleaning the hive, feeding the young, guarding the hive and many other tasks in the hive.

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