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2.3 About Honey Bees
  1. There are three kinds of honey bees
    1. Worker bees
      1. Are all female
      2. Do all the work
      3. Can only sting once - may live for a short time after stinging
    2. Queen bees
      1. One queen bee per hive
      2. Lays eggs
      3. A queen will only sting once, but does not die if she stings you since she does not have any barbs at the end of her stinger.
      4. Typically queens are not seen by people since she lives in the middle of the hive and is well protected by worker bees.
      5. Secretes a pheromone that attracts bees
    3. Drone bees
      1. Do not work or sting
      2. Are the only male bees
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Backyard Beekeeping
1About
2About Bees
3The Hive
4Hive Maintenance
5Honey and Wax
6Resources