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SOCIAL ORGANISATION IN HONEY BEE

1.QUEEN The only fertilized female in beehive and it feeds on royal jelly.It is suppose to be mother of the colony.It is 15-20 mm in length.it has short legs and wings.her sting has no barbs. i.e it can sting repeatedly.it is developed from a fertilized egg.live for several years and lay 2000 eggs per day i.e. 15 lac of eggs in one life time.

2.DROWN They are fertilized male produced from the unfertilized egg and there will be 100 drowns in a beehive they are 15-17 mm long.no wax gland.no pollen collecting apparatus and no sting.after copulation during swarming they die

3.WORKERS They are largest in number and shortest in size.they develop from fertilized egg.live n a worker cell.their lifespan is 6 week.they perform different duties .outdoor duty include collecting nectar pollen,water.indoor duties include safeguarding ,cleaning, storing, and looking after nursery cell.