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Life Cycle of a Honey Bee

Honey bees undergo a complete metamorphosis

Swarming

A Swarm is a group of bees moving together.

Swarming is the massive movement of bees from one place to

another.

Reasons for Swarming in bees

 When bees are over crowdedness of bees in the hive.

 When another queen bee is produced.

 Shortage of food and water within the area

 Problems with the hive itself such as; overheating through

direct sunlight and lack of adequate ventilation

 Dampness and bad smell around the hive.

 Presence of threats in the environment.

 Disturbance from the environment e.g. noise, bad smell, etc.

 Something wrong with hive e.g. damage, etc.