Bee Info

In the hive, each bee has a responsibility. The drones mate with the queen. The queen lays eggs. The

worker bees have several responsibilities in the hive including:

• gathering nectar and pollen

• making nectar into honey

• cleaning the hive

• cooling the hive

• feeding the queen, drones and

• larvae

• guarding the hive from intruders

• making wax honeycomb

With special dances, honeybees communicate the distance and direction of nectar sources.

We communicate in a variety of ways:  talking, writing, drawing, body language, facial expressions.