Question

write the functions of queen bee,male bee,and workers bee

Answer 1

Function of queen bee:- it is a biggest bee in the hive due to her elongated abdomen (for egg laying). She is a sole source of producing new bees. Number of eggs she lays varies dependent on her age, health and available clean and empty cells within the hive. She mates with a variety of drones and store enough sperm in her spermatheca to last her lifetime.

Function of worker bee:- these are all females. There function is to tending brood in first few weeks of their lives and then they shift jobs to foraging for food.

Function of male bee:- Their sole purpose is to impregnate a maiden queen and if successful their reward is death.