It is normal to love the bee, what’s not to love? The bee makes sweet honey that people just can’t seem to get enough of, and we find beeswax in many products like candles, lotions and more. Wasps, on the other hand, seem to just be assholes that swarm, annoy and possibly sting us! They are the ones flying around you at a picnic and landing on your drink! It is safe to say wasps are jerks but, they also play a very important role in our eco-system as well. Some wasps will pollinate the crops on farmers fields, and they are nature’s pest control by eating insects and pests that can cause significate crop damage when the insects invade farm fields. Wasps are also fine little wine makers and play a crucial role the reproduction of figs.

In this article, I would like to provide an introduction to four types of bees and answer the question “what do bees do?” Seeing as there are over 20,000 species of the beloved bee, this article will not cover all of them but just 4 common types you may see daily in the summer months.