Honey bees are remarkable insects that have shared the planet with humans for thousands of years. A single hive can cont more than fifty thousand bees, each with a speci role to play. Worker bees trav long distances every day to coll nectar from flow, while the queen rema inside the hive laying eggs. Scientists have discovered that bees commun the location of food sources through a remar pattern of movements called the waggle dan. Recent studies have shown that bee populat are in serious decl worldwide, mainly because of pesti use, habitat lo, and changing weather patte. Without bees, many of the crops we depe on for food would simply not surv, since they requ pollination to produce fru and see.