Sometime between the cooks and guard bees, the middle aged bees are called upon to make wax to repair cells and to build new cells. The older bees cannot make wax anymore and the newly hatched bees are not mature enough. I would guess that 2 to 4 days are spent at this job then it is on to the front door to become the climate control operators. Some of the operators will stand at one side of the doorway and face out fanning their wings to push cool air into the hive while some of the operators will face into the hive forcing hot air out of the door. This causes a circulating effect sort of like a central air conditioning system. If it gets too dry in the hive, then the house bees will distribute water throughout the hive and circulate air across the water to humidify the hive.

The next 3 days are spent as guards. Their job is to inspect all bees to make sure they belong to this hive. If for some reason a bee comes in bringing nectar, pollen, or water, the guards will let them in. However, if a bee comes in and has no food and does not smell like the rest of the hive, then she will be forcibly removed. If she puts up a fight then the guards will sting her to death. That goes for insects too! They are real protective of their hive. The only bee that can go from hive to hive is the drone. He is welcome to any hive he chooses to enter. That is until winter. That is when the guards blocks the drones entrance. At the same time the house bees kick the drones out that are still in the hive. This is to keep them from eating the winter stores. The drones will starve to death.