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Bee

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Bees are flying insects with four wings. Bees are members of the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera. There are over 16,000 described species, and possibly around 30,000 species in total.

The hive or honey bee establishes colonies of about 80,000 individuals, comprising workers (infertile females), drones (fertile males) and a single very large fertile female (the queen).

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