The young bees in the beginning are hive bees and are responsible for duties insice the hive: build honey combs, feed the larvae, tidying up and cleaning.
The older, more experienced bees are outside to collect. The guard which we saw at the entrance is in the middle between a hive and a flight bee. At least I read that in the internet.
As Tautz says, bees can adapt to adverse circumstances. If too many of the flight bees die, there will be hive bees sent out in order to replace them. On the contrary, it is also possible that the older flight bees return to be hive bees. Then they are again in a position to produce the necessary liquids in their bodies which are necessary for the production of larva food or wax processing.
The wax we scratched from the borders and put beside the hive seems to become less and I have seen several times bees which were sitting on it. Seems that they recycle it somehow.
The older, more experienced bees are outside to collect. The guard which we saw at the entrance is in the middle between a hive and a flight bee. At least I read that in the internet.
As Tautz says, bees can adapt to adverse circumstances. If too many of the flight bees die, there will be hive bees sent out in order to replace them. On the contrary, it is also possible that the older flight bees return to be hive bees. Then they are again in a position to produce the necessary liquids in their bodies which are necessary for the production of larva food or wax processing.
The wax we scratched from the borders and put beside the hive seems to become less and I have seen several times bees which were sitting on it. Seems that they recycle it somehow.
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