A worker bee is any female (eusocial) bee that lacks the full reproductive capacity of the colony`s queen bee; under most circumstances, this is correlated to an increase in certain non-reproductive activities relative to a queen, as well. Worker bees occur in many bee species other than honey bees, but this is by far the most familiar colloquial....
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a female bee whose reproductive organs are undeveloped. The majority of the honey bees are worker bees and they do all the work in the colony except for laying fertile eggs.
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(from the article `beekeeping`) Worker bees live about six weeks during the active season but may live for several months if they emerge as adults in the fall and spend the winter ...
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a female bee whose reproductive organs are undeveloped. Worker bees do all the work in the colony except for laying fertile eggs.
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a female bee whose reproductive organs are undeveloped. Worker bees do all the work in the colony except for laying fertile eggs.
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Sexually underdeveloped female bee. Caste of colony responsible for maintaining hive, collecting food and raising young. Worker egg to adult development period is 21 days.
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n] - sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
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noun sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
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