Rumble In The Hive

As previously posted, one of the jobs of worker bees is to guard the hive and to keep intruders out. The queen bee in a hive gives off a distinct pheromone that workers and drones carry. This pheromone is the identifying characteristic for a particular hive. Honeybees from other hives (Particularly workers. Drones seem to get a pass.) yellow jackets, wasps, and other creatures not carrying the pheromone need to look out.

Here is a video clip of an unwanted worker bee being 'mugged' by members of the hive. It's a little blurry, but gets the point across.