該圖片由注冊用戶""提供， 反饋蜂為蜂群中最主(zhu)要的種類(lei)，個體較蜂王和雄蜂小(xiao)。
1、體灰(hui)(hui)褐色，頭、胸、背面密生灰(hui)(hui)黃(huang)色的(de)細毛；
2、頭略(lve)呈三角形(xing)，有(you)復眼(yan)1對，單眼(yan)3個，觸角1對，膝(xi)狀彎(wan)曲；El器發達(da)，適于咀嚼(jiao)及吮吸(xi)；
3、足3對，股節(jie)、脛節(jie)及跗節(jie)等處(chu)均有采(cai)集花粉的構(gou)造；
3、腹(fu)部圓錐形，背面(mian)黃褐色，1～4節(jie)有黑色環節(jie)，末端尖銳，有毒腺、螯針；
4、腹上(shang)有(you)蠟板4對，內有(you)蠟腺(xian)，分泌蠟質。成年蜂重(zhong)80mg，體長10～13ram。
有研究人員(yuan)發現(xian)，蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)權力也(ye)可(ke)(ke)能(neng)會失控，一些(xie)(xie)工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)通過繁(fan)殖來延長自己(ji)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)命欺騙(pian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)。一項對巴西(xi)蜜蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)研究顯示，有些(xie)(xie)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)并不(bu)是蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)兒子(zi)，而是工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)兒子(zi)。蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群通常(chang)有約1500只(zhi)工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，由一只(zhi)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)統治(zhi)。該研究發表在《分子(zi)生(sheng)態學》雜志上，研究探究了45個(ge)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)近600只(zhi)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，研究它們的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)基因以(yi)查明它們的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)身世。結(jie)果(guo)顯示，23%的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)不(bu)是蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)后代(dai)，而是工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)后代(dai)。工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)通常(chang)不(bu)能(neng)交配，但能(neng)產下非受精(jing)卵(luan)，這(zhe)些(xie)(xie)卵(luan)子(zi)可(ke)(ke)以(yi)發育成雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)。為了確保自己(ji)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)統治(zhi)地位(wei)，蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王(wang)(wang)(wang)經常(chang)會吃掉工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產下的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)卵(luan)子(zi)。
工蜂(feng)繁殖唯(wei)一(yi)的(de)(de)好處是這樣做(zuo)它們的(de)(de)壽(shou)命可以(yi)延(yan)長3倍(bei)，和蜂(feng)后(hou)的(de)(de)壽(shou)命差不多一(yi)樣長。這是因為繁殖的(de)(de)工蜂(feng)勞作少，不再(zai)執行危險的(de)(de)任務，如覓食、采(cai)蜜(mi)。
蜂(feng)群失王以后(hou)，很容易出現工(gong)蜂(feng)產卵(luan)。一(yi)般(ban)失王3-5天就(jiu)可以發現工(gong)蜂(feng)產卵(luan)。工(gong)蜂(feng)產卵(luan)是(shi)分散的(de)，在一(yi)個(ge)巢房產數粒卵(luan)，而且東歪西斜，十分混(hun)亂。這些(xie)卵(luan)都是(shi)未受精卵(luan)，即使(shi)卵(luan)孵化也只能產體格小的(de)雄蜂(feng)。
發(fa)現工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)以(yi)后(hou)(hou)，及(ji)早誘(you)入一個成熟(shu)的(de)(de)王臺或(huo)新產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)王，比較容(rong)易被接受。若誘(you)人蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王發(fa)生困(kun)難時，可(ke)在上(shang)午把原(yuan)箱移開0.5m左右(you)，在原(yuan)來(lai)的(de)(de)位置上(shang)放一個空箱，讓(rang)工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)群的(de)(de)工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)飛(fei)回原(yuan)址。晚上(shang)，再把工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)群的(de)(de)所有巢脾(pi)(pi)提出(chu)，把蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)抖在原(yuan)箱內餓一夜，第二天讓(rang)其飛(fei)回原(yuan)址。然后(hou)(hou)加脾(pi)(pi)進行調整，同時誘(you)人蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王或(huo)成熟(shu)王臺。當(dang)新蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)或(huo)產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)王誘(you)入成功之后(hou)(hou)，產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)會自然消失。但是(shi)還須處(chu)理不正常的(de)(de)子脾(pi)(pi)，突出(chu)的(de)(de)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)房封(feng)蓋(gai)用刀切除，幼蟲(chong)用搖(yao)(yao)蜜機(ji)搖(yao)(yao)出(chu);工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)用酒精噴(pen)殺(sha)，或(huo)用糖漿泡后(hou)(hou)交還蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群清理，或(huo)用3%碳酸鈉溶液灌脾(pi)(pi)，再用搖(yao)(yao)蜜機(ji)分離出(chu)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)，以(yi)清水洗凈脾(pi)(pi)并陰干后(hou)(hou)使用。如果工(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)卵(luan)(luan)(luan)(luan)超過20天以(yi)上(shang)，群內已有大量的(de)(de)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)及(ji)雄(xiong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)脾(pi)(pi)，對這(zhe)種蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群，只(zhi)能(neng)分散地合并到其他(ta)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群。
工(gong)(gong)蜂由工(gong)(gong)蜂房里(li)的(de)受精卵發育而成(cheng)的(de)雌性個體，但生殖器官(guan)發育不完全。工(gong)(gong)蜂的(de)身體比(bi)蜂王(wang)和雄蜂小，但在蜂群(qun)中(zhong)數(shu)量極(ji)為龐大(da)，它們(men)多達幾(ji)萬(wan)只(zhi)，有時可達10萬(wan)只(zhi)或者更多。工(gong)(gong)蜂的(de)壽(shou)命雖然比(bi)雄蜂長，但是(shi)一般也僅(jin)為幾(ji)個月，很少能(neng)夠熬(ao)過(guo)一個年頭(tou)，夏季4～6周，冬季3～6月，其壽(shou)命的(de)長短與(yu)工(gong)(gong)作強度、蜂群(qun)群(qun)勢有很大(da)的(de)關系。
工蜂(feng)無愧于"勤勞"這一(yi)稱號，因為(wei)歷經短促的一(yi)生，它(ta)(ta)們似乎沒有(you)從工作中停歇下來過。可(ke)以說，它(ta)(ta)們每天除了吃飯睡覺就(jiu)是干(gan)活，不(bu)辭辛苦，任勞任怨。
蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群(qun)中(zhong)工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)占了大多(duo)數，蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)群(qun)中(zhong)的大部分(fen)工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)(zuo)也由工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)承擔。工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)按其生長發育可以分(fen)為幼(you)年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、青年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、壯年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)和(he)(he)老年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，而(er)且(qie)隨日齡不同有(you)一定分(fen)工(gong)(gong)。其中(zhong)幼(you)年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)主(zhu)要是指(zhi)羽化后(hou)1～8日齡的工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，主(zhu)要進行巢內工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)(zuo)，包(bao)括保溫、煽風(feng)、清(qing)理(li)(li)巢房、調制蜜(mi)粉、飼喂幼(you)蟲并進行認(ren)巢飛(fei)翔；青年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)是指(zhi)8～20日齡的工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，主(zhu)要擔任飼喂小幼(you)蟲和(he)(he)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)王、清(qing)理(li)(li)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)巢、拖(tuo)棄死蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)或(huo)殘屑、夯實花(hua)(hua)粉、釀蜜(mi)、筑造(zao)巢脾、用蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)膠填補孔隙、守(shou)衛蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)巢等工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)(zuo)；壯年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)指(zhi)從事(shi)采集的主(zhu)力(li)工(gong)(gong)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)，主(zhu)要采集花(hua)(hua)蜜(mi)、花(hua)(hua)粉、樹(shu)膠、水等；而(er)越冬后(hou)的老年(nian)(nian)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)多(duo)從事(shi)搜(sou)尋蜜(mi)源、采水等工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)(zuo)(zuo)。
