A pleasant byproduct is the production of honey. But honey bees can be our foes when they end up in our houses or businesses. Each hive has a population of up to 80,000 bees. The types of bees in a hive are the queen, the workers, which are actually infertile females, and drones which are males. The queen, which can live up to five years, can produce 1,500 to 2,000 eggs per day.
Young workers tend to the work of the hive, while the older workers forage for nectar and pollen.
As the colony grows too large, a queen may leave with workers and start a new colony leaving a new queen behind to continue the colony. Honey bees peacefully go about their business pollinating plants and producing delicious honey. Sometimes, honey bees will build hives in walls of the home or business or in bushes nearby leading to honey bees in our living or working spaces. Then, the mild honey bee becomes a pest. Honey bees can sting and some people react violently to be stings.