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Second Stage: Tending Larvae
From the third day of their lives onward, worker bees set about the task
of feeding the larvae, and take great pains over every detail of this job. 16
Bee larvae require greater care and attention than the young of many
other animals. But what is significant here is that how the larvae are fed
changes according to such factors as the age of the larvae and their future
roles within the hive. In their care of the larvae, the nurse bees stick to a
special feeding menu.
Care of the larvae takes place in two phases, depending on their ages:
1) Worker bees spend the third through the fifth days of their lives
feeding those larvae which have completed their third days. These they
feed with the foodstuff known as “bee bread,” a mixture of pollen and
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honey. Since larvae younger than three days are unable to digest this bee

The larvae in the hive all vary according to their age and how they must be fed. Despite
this, the worker bees feed the larvae in total order, with no confusion ever arising over the
duties they will perform in the hive. The workers visit the larvae in their cells throughout
the day and look after them with the greatest care.

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