A bee-hive consists of nearly 3,000 female workers, 100 males and 1 queen.
In summer, worker bees live only about 30 days, working themselves to death, eversince they hatch - collecting nectar and pollen from flowers.
They travel up to 3 miles away, and upon finding a significant source, they recruit other workers
with a dance - the dance identifies that food is available as well as distance and direction, encoded in movements and sounds
- right at 100 ft, left at 50 ft - waggle dance.
Honey Bees - moving in
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