Expert: Walter Hintz - 2/14/2008

Question
Dear sir,
We ,group of students from Syria ,al -Thowra  City working on a project called "Bee kingdom…The symbol of Democracy", would like to ask you as an expert some questions about the world of bees .
1. What is the difference between the worker bee the mails and the queen in terms of the shape of the body?
2. How do bees produce honey?
3. What is the most difficult job the worker bees do ?
4. How do bees produce wax                                                                                           
Thank you for your time .We appreciate it a lot.
Yours truly  
Hosni al-Jundy, Mohammad Shahoud , Ammar Seifo , Mohammad al-Any , Ammar Jazza , Hosam Adra , Anas Shqeir , Mohammad Yassouf  

Answer
Hi Students
  1.The body shape is basically the same with the Queen being slighter longer
 2. They have a metabolic process whereby they convert sucrose, fructose and glucose into dextrose and levulose.  Enzymes catalyze the reaction.
 3. Difficult is a relative term.  None of their physical is difficult but I suppose the most difficult thing they have to do is survive.
 4.They have special wax producing glands in the abdomen where wax (a lipid) is made. Only worker bees can do it.