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Honey bees and some bumblebees

Bumblebees are one of the more important wild pollinators, but have declined significantly in recent decades. Nest architecture is simple, limited by the size of the nest cavity , and colonies are rarely perennial. Bumblebee colonies typically have from 50 to 200 bees at peak population, which occurs in mid to late summer. Bumblebees are eusocial in a manner quite similar to the eusocial Vespidae such as hornets. Highly eusocial buy honey bees cheap live in colonies. This system is also seen in honey bees and some bumblebees. Certain species of allodapine bees also have primitively eusocial colonies, with unusual levels of interaction between the adult bees and the developing brood.

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