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Honeybees: Sexes and Castes

Honeybees: Sexes and Castes. b y Chris Ragg. Castes. In any honeybee hive, there are three different castes of bee: Queen, Drone, and Worker. Castes. In any honeybee hive, there are three different castes of bee: Queen, Drone, and Worker. Workers.

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Honeybees: Sexes and Castes

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  1. Honeybees: Sexes and Castes by Chris Ragg

  2. Castes • In any honeybee hive, there are three different castes of bee: Queen, Drone, and Worker.

  3. Castes • In any honeybee hive, there are three different castes of bee: Queen, Drone, and Worker.

  4. Workers • The worker bees make up the majority of the hive. • If you’ve ever been stung by a honeybee, it’s been a worker. • They’re the ones who go collect the pollen and nectar that make honey. • All workers are female.

  5. Workers Notice all the pollen that’s stuck to the bee’s torso. That’s how she’ll transport it back to the hive!

  6. Queens • The queen is the most important bee of the hive, because she lays all the eggs. • As brood, worker bees can be made into queens by eating lots of lots of Royal Jelly, which is secreted from the heads of worker bees. Weird! • Sometimes, queens will lay up to 2,000 eggs per day! • The queen is the longest bee in the hive, and has a little black jewel just behind her head.

  7. Queens Ain’t she beautiful?

  8. Drones • Drones are the only males in the hive. • Drones are also the only honeybees that don’t have stingers. • The drones are essentially male concubines for the queen—they exist only so a virgin queen can have sex with them. • If food stores get low, sometimes worker bees will drag the drones outside and let them die, rather than feed them their precious remaining honey.

  9. Drones • The drone is bigger than the worker bees around him but, without a stinger, considerably less harmful. • Drones are, in a way, the outcasts of the hive.

  10. Of course, all three kinds of bees are necessary for a hive to thrive and, if possible, reproduce and split into a second hive.

  11. Thanks for Reading!

  12. Checking out one of my hives

  13. Harvesting Honey

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