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Nectara sweet liquid produced by plants and used by bees in making honey.
Bees have a natural technology for turning nectar to honey.
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Colonya group of plants or animals living or growing in one place
One small colony contains about 20,000 to 30,000 bees.
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FragileEasily broken or destroyed.
The mating of a Queen Bee and a Drone ends with the fragile reproductive part of the drone breaking apart from it
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PollenThe very fine usually yellow dust that is produced by a plant.
They have many things to do such as foraging for nectar and pollens.
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FiercelyTo a high degree. (very)
Worker bees fiercely guarding the entrance of the nest.
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DiluteTo make (a liquid) less strong by adding water or another liquid.
Worker bees bring in small amounts of water to dilute the honey.
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FrailPhysically weak Worker bees
gently nursing the frail larvae.
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Abundantplentiful If honey bees
found an abundant source, they immediately fly back to the hive
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ReduceTo bring down
After moisture content is reduced, the worker bees fill th tiny cells of the combs.
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HoneycombA structure of hexagonal, thin-walled cells constructed from beeswax by honeybees to hold honey and larvae.
They still must make honeycomb to keep the nectar & pollen.
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