It seems that Bumblebees have been busy this year, taking over the jobs that honeybees once did. Besides the obvious differences in size and color between the two bees, there are some similarities. Both bees build hives and produce honey. However, their lifestyle is totally different.
Honey bees build larger and larger hives and tend to stay with one hive for years. Sometimes a group of honeybees will swarm, breaking away from the hive and starting a second one in another location. Bumblebees, on the other hand, only stay in groups of around fifty bees and build new hives every year.
Both bees do pollinate fruit and vegatables. which is good for people like me wwho have gardens. I have three kinds: flower, water, and vegatable.
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