The worker bees die at the end of summer and the impregnated queen starts a new colony when warm weather returns. |
Without the proper equipment, a worker risks injuries such as abrasions, or friction burns. |
An average worker on a full-time wage is taxed less than in Australia, as a proportion of wages. |
Meet bee keeper, Matt Moran and see the queen bee, her drones and all her worker bees making honey. |
There is usually one queen bee and some 40,000 to 50,000 worker bees per hive in summertime. |
Careful tracking of the production of each worker was kept and served as the basis for wage payment. |