castes![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The three types of bees in a hive are classified according to their function: the queen, the drones and the workers.
worker ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sterile female who does various tasks, such as searching for food, building cells and defending the colony.
drone ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stingless male bee; its only function is to reproduce.
queen ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The only reproductive female in the colony, whose sole function is to lay eggs; it is fertilized by five to 10 drones.