IGNOU OAPI 11 2026 - Why honey bee is called a Social-Insect? Describe the different castes

Question

Why honey bee is called a Social-Insect? Describe the different castes of honey bee and their important role in bee colony.

27 Feb 2026

Answer :

Word Count : 435

Honey bees are called social insects because they live in highly organized colonies where thousands of individuals cooperate and function as a single unit. Their life is based on division of labour, cooperation in brood care, overlapping generations, and communication through complex behaviours such as the waggle dance. No individual bee can survive for long on its own; survival and productivity depend on collective effort. The colony acts like a super-organism in which each bee performs specialized tasks that contribute to growth, defence, and reproduction. ![Image](https://backyardhive.com/cdn/shop/articles/honey-comb-identifcation_1800x.jpg?v=1507325168) ![Image](https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games-sims/bee-dance-game/assets/images/intro-waggle-run.jpg) ![Image](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0425/8001/7316/files/Nurse-Bee-Feeding-Larva.png?v=1617301785) ![Image](https://nplimages.infradoxxs.com/cache/pcache2/21034848.jpg) A typical

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