She is larger than any of the other bees. As the mother of the hive, she has special duties. The queen lays hundreds of eggs from which, in Spring, large numbers of baby bees hatch. Each bee family alsos has drones. They are the father bees.
Drones are queer fathers, for they do no work.
After the babies are hatcheed, conserving food beccomes necessary. Then the drones are slain by the other bees. The workers make up the biggest part of the hive's population. They guard the queen, care form the babies, and gather food for the whole family. They not only gather the pollen from flowers, but also make the comb in which honey is stored for winter.