INFO Bees, wasps, ants and termites are social insects. Every social insect performs a special duty.
Most nests have only one queen who lays all the eggs.
Male bees or drones fertilize the queen and die. Worker bees are non-breeding females. They nurse young, feed the queen, guard the hive and collect food. Bees always share food. Food is regurgitated then eaten by a sequence of bees until reaching the queen.