Bumble bees produce wax that they mold into honey pots (to store food) and balls (where they nestle their eggs). The bees need enough nutrition to produce this wax, which they'll get from the ...

Bumble bees live in colonies with a few hundred insects that include a queen, female workers, and male bees (called drones). The queen bee is the only one that can lay eggs and it’s up to the ...

The queen bumblebee can store sperm inside her body for months. • Some female worker bees can make their own eggs, but the queen will usually oust them — and the constant drama queen–worker drama ...