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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Timeline showing the changing roles of worker bees.
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Role Timeline

At various stages of life, worker bees are assigned different tasks, all aimed at ensuring the survival of the colony.

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