Question

In a colony of honey bee family there are

• A. lots of workers, one drone, one queen
• B. lots of workers, few drones, one queen
• C. few workers, few drone, one queen
• D. lots of workers, lots of drones, one queen

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

lots of workers, few drones, one queen

Answer 2

Honey bees are the most familiar members of the order hymenoptera. Honey bees are highly specialized insects both in structure and habits. They are social insects living in colonies and exhibiting polymorphism and division of labour. A colony of honey bees consists of three kinds of individuals or castes. 1Workers - Sterile females. Smallest member of the colony & makes up the largest number of \ colony individuals. 2Drones - Fertile males. There are usually 100 drones in a typical colony depending upon the season of the year. 3Queen - Fertile female. Queen is the only fertile female in a beehive having immensely developed ovaries. She alone lays eggs and is the mother of almost all the members of the hive. Hence, population of an average sized colony consists of one adult queen, about 100 drones & 60, 000 workers.