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You can find garden honey bees almost anywhere, even in your own garden.
These kind of bees produce honey and are garden-friendly, meaning that they get used to living in a garden and that you could also get used to having them with you.
There are many species of bees in nature. However, we are going to talk about the three kind of bees that you could find very easily in your garden.
These are the Queen Bees, the Worker Bees and the Drones.
The Queen Bee:
The queen is the main bee in a colony. They develop more than any other kind in their species, specially more than sexually immature workers.
Qeens are given royal jelly, which is a secretion from the glands on the heads of young workers.
This royal jelly is sweeter than honey and is said to have medical properties.
Worker Bees:
Workers are the ones who do the most when building the nest. That is why they are given the name of workers. They have some capabilities that make them very valuable for the colony.
During the summer, more than 80% percent of the bees in a hive are worker bees.
During the winter, all the bees are workers, except the queen. They are really that important for the hives.
Drones:
Drones are the males of the bee hives. It is somewhat "special" the way drones develop.
They develop from unfertilized eggs. There is no consensus on the facts that make the queen lay unfertilized eggs.
Drones move from hive to hive. They only known function is to fertilize a receptive queen.
They do not usually fertilize a virgin queen. in the same hives due to their constant change. Most of the times mating occurs in flight.
These are the main type of bees that you could find hanging in your garden. Be sure not to bother the garden honey bees you may see.
Although they will not attack you first, they will respond to your attacks in defense.
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