The queen bee, drones and worker bees coexist in the hive, each with a specific role to protect and contribute to the growth of the hive itself as a large family. That's how.
There is a hierarchy of bees within the hive in which each one has a very specific role. L'Queen bee she is above everything and everyone and is the only bee capable of laying eggs following fertilization. We all know that after mating with the queen bee, the males are called drones, die but few know how mating occurs. The queen bee takes flight reaching 15 meters in height and is followed by the male thanks to a pheromone that he releases during his flight. Mating occurs within a radius of 3 to 16 kilometers from the hive. Drones have two important roles: that of mating with the queen bee and that of maintaining the temperature of the swarm, which is useful for survival.
Finally, there are the worker bees, female but sterile.
The worker bee has different roles within the hive which change as the days of life increase. On average, a bee lives from 40 days in the summer to 150 days in the winter. Unlike the queen bee, it has an average lifespan of 2 to 5 years, based on the number of drones (male bees) with which it mates.
In the first three days of life, the worker bee takes care of cleaning the hive, then up to the tenth day of feeding the drone larvae and the queen bee. Afterwards, the more delicate tasks begin such as that of guardians of the hive and the conservation of nourishment.
The last very important task is the search for food and the pollen collection.
The hive not only has a hierarchy and an organized structure but everyone has their own useful task for everyone's survival!
