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FAQs ( Frequently Asked Questions ) About Bees 1 . I have a book with pictures of different kinds of bees in a beehive . The book does not explain the difference between the bees . Can you tell me more about this ? Bees live in colonies in a beehive . Each colony has one queen bee ; many worker bees ( sometimes as many as 70 , 000 ); and a small number of male bees , called drones . The queen bee is the only bee that can lay eggs . She can lay as many as 1 , 500 eggs in one day ! The drones have only one job in the colony . They mate with the queen . The other bees chase the drones away after they mate with the queen . The worker bees are female . They do all the work in and around the hive . 2 . Does the expression " to be as busy as a bee" mean that bees work hard ? Yes , it does . Worker bees are really busy . These are some of the things they do : They keep the hive neat and tidy . They take care of the young ( which are called larvae ) . They feed the larvae and the queen . They collect pollen * and nectar * from flowers to make honey . They make wax to build the honeycomb * . They guard the hive and control the temperature in the hive . 3 . Do bees communicate ? Yes , bees communicate through dancing . This dance is called "the dance of the honey bee . " C lick here for a multimedia animation * on the dance of the honey bee . 4 . How long do bees live ? The queen bee can live for three years . The drones only live for a few weeks . Worker bees live for about six weeks . 5 . Are bees intelligent ? Scientists have different opinions about bees' intelligence . Some scientists think that bees can't be very intelligent because they have very small brains . However , other scientists believe that bees are intelligent because they communicate and cooperate . * pollen — the yellow powder inside a flower . * nectar — sweet liquid in flowers , used by bees for making honey . * honeycomb — wax cells with six sides made by bees for their honey and eggs . * multimedia animation — a computer presentation with movement .
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