工蜂的年齡與職責＿＿引用自綱大

工蜂隨著日齡的增長從事互相重叠的工作：

1.清理巢房。

2.飼餵幼蟲建造及修造巢脾。

3.接收採集回來的花蜜，搗實巢房內的花粉。

4.出巢採集花蜜，門口守衛蜂巢。

 

Cell cleaning (Day 1-2)
Broodcells must be cleaned before the next use - cells will be inspected by the queen and if unsatisfactory will not be used. Worker bees in the cleaning phase will perform this cleaning. If the cells are not clean, the worker bee must do it again.
巢房之清潔  (第1~2天)
孵出後的蜂房再下一次使用之前必須先清理過而巢房會給女王檢查,如果不合格就不會被再使用在這個階段他們會一直清理,如果巢房還是不乾淨,工蜂就必須一再的清理.

Nurse bee (Day 3-11)
Nurse bees feed the worker larvae worker jelly which is secreted from glands that produce royal jelly.
護士蜂 (第3~11天)
護士蜂會餵幼蟲吃從腺體分泌出來的工蜂乳,同時腺體也會分泌蜂王乳.

Advanced Nurse Bees (Day 6-11)
Feed royal jelly to the queen larva and drones receive worker jelly for 1 to 3 days at which time they are started on a diet of honey and pollen.
高階護士蜂 (第6~11天)
餵女王蜂幼蟲吃蜂王乳,同時餵雄蜂工蜂乳1~3天,當時不餵花粉和蜂蜜.

Wax production (Day 12-17)
Wax Bees - build cells from wax, repair old cells, and store nectar and pollen brought in by other workers. Early in the worker's career she will exude wax from the space between several of her abdominal segments. Four sets of wax glands, situated inside the last four ventral segments of the abdomen, produce wax for comb construction.
蜂蠟的製造 (第12~17天)
蠟蜂會用蜂蠟來做巢房並修復舊的巢房以及儲存工蜂(外勤蜂)帶回來的蜂密及花粉.在先前的工作他會從他的胃裡的空間分泌出蠟.四組的蠟分泌腺位於腹部的腹內面,為了做蜂巢結構而分泌蠟.

Guard Bees (Days 18 - 21)
protect the entrance of the hive from enemies
守衛蜂 (第18~21天)
保護蜂房的入口免受敵人侵.

Soldier bees
Soldiers guard the entrance and attack invaders. They work in concert with entrance guards.
兵蜂
兵蜂看守入口和攻擊入侵者.他們和守衛蜂一同工作.

Entrance guard bees
These inspect incoming bees to ensure that they are bringing in food and have the correct hive door. Other bees will be rejected or attacked with soldier bees.
看門蜂
他們檢查要進場的蜜蜂並確定他們有帶著食物回來而且他們沒有走錯家.其他人就會被看門蜂擋在外面或者會被攻擊

Outside guard bees
Outer guards may take short flights around the outside of the hive in response to disturbances.
巡邏蜂
巡邏蜂也許在蜂房附近的外部採取短程飛行以回應干擾.

Foraging bees (Days 22 - 42)
The forager and scout bees travel (up to 1.5 miles) to a nectar source, pollen source or to collect propolis.
外勤蜂 (第22~42天)
外勤蜂愈斥候蜂最遠飛至1.5英里的地方去找尋花蜜和花粉的來源,並收集蜂膠.

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