As a beekeeper, I have always believed that honey bees are the unique producers of honey. It is true that, on occasion, I am forced to admit to members of the public at our shows, that bumble bees also produce small amounts of nectar, which they storein 'honey pots' and feed to their larvae in the nests.These 'honey pots' are very skimpy and functional compared with the rich generosity of the honey bee's store of honey. Colin Butler pointed out that the queen bumble bee usually begins her new nest in spring by making cells for her eggs, and following this up with some honey pots for storage and sustenance, work which is soon taken over by her emerging brood of workers. [Colin G. Butler & John B. Free, Bumblebees, 1959].
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机译：作为一名养蜂人，我一直认为蜂蜜蜜蜂是蜂蜜的独特生产者。 确实，有时，我被迫在我们的演出中承认公众的成员，那令人笨拙的蜜蜂也产生少量花蜜，它们将其“蜂蜜罐”储存在巢穴中的幼虫。 与蜂蜜蜜蜂商店的丰富慷慨相比，蜂蜜罐子非常吝啬和功能。 科林管家指出，大黄蜂蜜蜂通常通过为她的卵子制作细胞来在春天开始她的新巢，并用一些蜂蜜罐子储存和寄托，工作很快被她的工人的新兴育房接管。 [Colin G. Butler＆John B.免费，BumbleBees，1959]。
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