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Social behavior of honey bees

The document discusses the social behavior of honey bees. It describes how honey bee colonies live in hives constructed in hollow trees, led by a single queen whose role is to lay eggs. The colony consists of sterile female workers who feed larvae, build and maintain the hive, and collect pollen and nectar as food. It outlines the three castes - the queen, drones which are male, and workers which are sterile females that perform various tasks over their lifespan within the hive, including cleaning, feeding larvae, wax production, guarding, and food collection from flowers.

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Name:Abdul Wadood Reg. No. ZO220172002 presentation topic: Social behavior of honey bees
 DESCRIPTION _ HONEY BEE  There are over 10,000 different species of bees.  The honey bee colony lives in a hive which is often Constructed in a hollow tree.  The colony has only one queen whose function is to lay eggs in the hexagonally shaped wax cell in the center of the hive.
 The workers are all sterile females.  There functions are to feed and care for the larvae,build,clear  And guard the hive and search for food.
 HONEY BEE(Apis indica)  The individuals forming a colony are of three types.  1. QUEEN  2.DRONE  3.WORKERS
 1_ QUEEN  The queen is fertile female.  She is unable to form hive.  Her duty is to lay eggs.  2_ DRONES  The DRONES are male.  The do not works in a hive.
 3_ WORKERS  They are sterile females.  Young workers stay in the hive and called the house bees. QUEEN BEE  The queen bee produce a chemical which is licked off her Body by the attending workers.
 This chemical is passed from WORKER to WORKER in their Saliva.  The drone’s only function is to mate with the social insects  -: honey bee young queen.
 Days : WORKER BEE’S ACTIVITIES  1 to 2 Cleaning the honey cells and keeping them warm. Eggs & larvae  3 to 6 Feeding the older larvae with bee bread.  7 to 11 Feeding the younger larvae with royal jelly.  12 to 17 Making bee wax and building honey combs moving hive.
 18 to 21 Guarding and ventilation the entrance to the hive.  22 to 34 Visiting flowers to collect pollen and nectar.  35 to 45 End of the life of a WORKER bee.
 HIVE OR COMB BUILDING  It consists of thick vertical sheet bearing two layers Of hexagonal chambers the cell. THE CELLS ARE OF TWO MAIN TYPES STORAGE CELL _ About 5mm. They are used for storing honey and pollen. BROOD CELLS_ They are used for rearing the brood.
 FOOD COLLECTION  1_ NECTAR _ Sugary selection in flowers. The source of nectar.  The final concentrated food is honey.  2_POLLEN _ As the workers suck nectar from flowers the hair covering Their entire body get smeared with pollens from the anthers.
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