Workers serve as foragers search for food sources and bring it in. This is the work force of the colony and thousands are required to maintain the hive. This is important because fertilized eggs develop into worker bees. Her major claim to fame is her ability to lay fertilized eggs. Of course, the major role of the queen bee involves laying many thousands of bee eggs. That we know of -who knows what we have not yet discovered? each one has a unique smell (pheromones) by which the colony recognizes herĪ queen bee actually has a several known functions in the hive.she only needs 16 days to become an adult – the shortest time of all.any fertilized egg can become a queen bee.the queen bee has a stinger but it is different than that of workers.she only leaves the hive to mate (when young) or swarm.she does not have pollen baskets – her job is inside the hive.after mating semen (sperm) is stored in a special organ in her abdomen. ![]()
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