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What is a Colony?
A colony is an organized community of bees that functions as a single biological unit, consisting of a queen, thousands of worker bees, and, seasonally, drones. Its survival depends on the cooperation among all its members.
By Diário Apícola
References
- Good Beekeeping Practices for Sustainable Apiculture · FAO
- Recursos técnicos e científicos sobre apicultura · Apimondia
- Investigação internacional sobre saúde das colónias · COLOSS
- Informação oficial sobre apicultura · DGAV