6. THE HONEYBEES BELONGING TO THE
FAMILY BOMBIDAE BUILD POT-LIKE NEST.
THE FAMILY MELOPONIDAE CONSISITS OF
STINGLESS HONEYBEES.SOME OF THEM
BUILS POT-LIKE NESTS AND OTHERS
BUILD COMBS. THE HONEYBEES OF THE
FAMILY APIDAE PRODUCE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF HONEY
7. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
HONEYBEES
HONEYBEES ARE SOCIAL INSECTS. THEY
LIVE IN COLONIES. A COLONY CONTAINS
THREE TYPES OF HONEYBEES OR
CASTES. THEY ARE
1. QUEEN
2.WORKERS
3. DRONES
8. QUEEN
A NORMAL COLONY CONTAINS ONLY ONE
QUEEN . IT IS A FERTILE FEMALE.
WORKERS
THE WORKERS ARE STERILE FEMALES.
THEY DEVELOP FROM FERTILIZED EGGS
LAID BY THE QUEEN.
DRONES
THEY ARE FETILE MALES. THEY EMERGE
IN 24 DAYS FROM UNFERTILIZED EGGS
LAID BY THE QUEEN. THEY ARE LARGER
