"So why then are they reffered as busy if only they work for four hours per day"
It is simply the mass of bees that gives the impression of continuous labour. In spring and summer there are around 50000-70000 worker bees in one of my colonies. And communication takes place via round dance, tail dance, odour and vibrations on the honeycomb. It has now also been discovered that bees also communicate outside the hive by sending light signals to oncoming bees through their wings.
"...what boys do?"
They keep the girls' backs free so that they can work as efficiently as possible. No - joking aside - they are only there for one purpose - to mate with the queen. And they die in the process. And after the summer they are no longer needed and so the girls throw the remaining ones out of the hive - there is no more assisted living😉. By the way, drones don't have a stinger.
Another small note - the honeybee itself is not so threatened, it is well looked after by beekeepers all over the world. The problem is the wild bees, which are under pressure because so little is known about them and their social life.
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Oh, now I understand.
This is incredible, how long have you been beekeeping?
Oh, what a pity giving their lives for bee-manity, not humanity this time around. 😂
So it's a girls world after all especially in the bee Hive 😉
Yeah, I read this about them. I guess it's because they don't live for long or maybe they don't have anything to protect in the Hive.
I do beekeeping since 15. years. It is my refugium to my job. But my grandpa and grand grand Pa has bees running, too
Wow, that's a long time. I presume you've got a wide of knowledge about bees. I haven't been opportune to visit a bee farm before. It would be a place worth visiting.
Yes, I also give courses for beginners and advanced beekeepers and also breed queens. I am also on the board of an association that deals with the 800-year cultural history of bees in the region called Zeidelwesen.
You're a master then.
Germany, right
Right but realy old word. Not used any more. Here you find an post from me that explain it. English belown
Alright