Research indicates a parallel between bee hives and humans
Honey bees, especially the young, are highly sensitive to
temperature and to protect developing bees, adults work together to maintain
temperatures within a narrow range. Recently published research led by Philip
T. Starks, a biologist at Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences, is
the first to show that worker bees dissipate excess heat within a hive in
process similar to how humans and other mammals cool themselves through their
blood vessels and skin.