Honeybees live in groups called colonies. In the colony, there are worker bees, male drone bees, and a queen bee. The worker bees tend to the queen bee, make new honeycombs, feed the young, care for the sick bees, gather food for the hive, and do any other job that needs to be done. The queen bee has an important job. She lays all of the eggs. The worker bees tend to her every need. They feed her, groom her, and take care of the developing eggs. This allows the queen to lay up to 2,000 eggs a day. Did you know that honeybees are the only insect that makes food that humans eat? Without bees we would have fewer flowering plants and no fruit.
