The social structure and cooperative behavior of honeybee colonies

AbstractThis study examines how honeybees arrange their social life, distribute their labour and make group choices. Honeybee colonies are therefore quite successful as their sophisticated mechanism for allocating tasks divides effort. Working bees progress to different works depending on their age. Older bees search for food; younger bees tend to brood. Other pheromonal signals and the waggle dance enable bees to more effectively locate food share resources and swarming. By selecting fresh nest sites close by, they keep the colony alive. Studies have revealed that beekeepers carryout various activities to strengthen bee colonies by young care, and resource sharing. Understanding how honeybees communicate with one another helps one to ensure that they keep contributing to world ecosystem and agriculture.