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Did you know that honey bees have a lifespan of only 30 to 60 days? And that unlike ants, they are not assigned to specific tasks in the hive?

All honey bees go through various phases throughout it's life. They start off inside the hive cleaning up cells and then move on to the second phase of their life. The second phase includes tasks like caring for the queen, brood and eggs. This means they have to feed and groom all of the other bees and larvae in the hive.

During the third phase of their lives, they will ventilate the nest, remove debris, and be in charge of nectar to produce honey. At the end of the third phase they will become the guards of the colony.

As the fourth and final phase of a honey-bees life, it will be a forager, searching for suitable food sources and bringing it back to the hive!

This separation of roles ensures that the disposable members of the colony have the highest risk tasks, to ensure that, if a few of them are lost the colony won't suffer.

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