worker bee

1. A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.

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   рабо́чая пчела́rabóčaja pčelá

   sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive

1. When she dies or her productivity declines, worker bees raise a new queen.

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2. Worker bees are sexually undeveloped females and under normal hive conditions don’t lay eggs.

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3. While still inside its beeswax cell, the larva is fed by nurse worker bees.

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4. In a single day, one worker bee makes 12 or more trips from the hive, visiting several thousand flowers.

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5. A worker bee’s life span ranges from six weeks in the busy summer to four to nine months during the winter.

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