Honey bee one queen bee, a fertile female; seasonally up to a few thousand drone bees, or fertile males; and tens of thousands of sterile female worker bees. Details vary among the different species of honey bees, but common features include: In cold climates, honey bees stop flying when the temperature drops below about and crowd into the central area of the hive to form a "winter cluster". The worker bees huddle around the queen bee at the center of the cluster, shivering to keep the center between at the start of winter (during the broodless period) and once the queen resumes
Honey bee and starves emerging bees. Destruction of honeycombs also result in honey leaking and being wasted. Both "G. mellonella" adults and larvae are possible vectors for pathogens that can infect bees, including the Israeli acute paralysis virus and the black queen cell virus. Temperature treatments are possible, but also distorts wax of the honeycombs. Chemical fumigants, particularly CO, are also used. The only domesticated species of honey bee are "A. mellifera" and "A. cerana", and they are often maintained, fed, and transported by beekeepers. In Japan, where "mellifera" is vulnerable to local hornets and disease, the Japanese honey bee "a. cerana