Who is Honeybees from Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices and what is their importance?

In the poem, Honeybees, the life of a honeybee is depicted as either a joy or a struggle, depending on whether one is the queen or a worker bee. The queen spends her days being pampered and creating offspring, while the worker bee slaves away to protect and provide for the queen and the rest of the hive.