these rooms , maintaining the heat and moi sture
i ns i de the h i ve , co l l ect i ng nectar , po l l en , water
and resin, etc.
We had ment i oned ear l i er the l i fe story of a
mosquito. Now, let’s take a look together at what
type of l ife the worker bee leads.
A worker bee l ives between 4 to 6 weeks. For 3
weeks after i ts bi rth i t l ives ins ide the hive. Its
f i r s t j ob i s t o
take car e of the
g r ow i ng be e s . I t
f e ed s t he baby
be e s w i t h t he
honey and pol len
i t t ak e s f r om
storage.
When
t he
wo r k e r
be e
becomes 12 days
o l d ,
s udden l y ,
beeswax starts to
be p r odu c ed i n
i t s body . T he
be e swa x
i s
e x t r e m e l y
impo r t an t
f o r
bees, because the
be e s bu i l d t he i r
honeycombs wi th
beeswax. You wi l l
see the picture of
a
hone y c omb
when you t u r n
the page.
