Cornwall Honey - Beepedia - Workers Division of Labour

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Workers Division of Labour

This table shows how labour is divided by workers according to the bees developmental stage. The activities are closely linked to the development of the bee's glands and hence a bee's level of maturity.

*Age (days)*	*Activity*	*Development of Glands*
0 - 6	Cell cleaning, general hive cleaning
3 - 9	Feeding the brood	Highly developed to produce brood food and royal jelly
3 - 15	Attending the Queen
6 - 18	Honey processing	Glands shrink but produce enzymes
12 - 20	Wax production & honey processing	Wax glands
15 - 25	Hive ventilation
18 - 35	Guard duty	Sting and nasanov glands for scent develop
20 - death	Nectar collection
20 - death	Pollen collection
25 - death	Water & propolis collection

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