Core Competence

Biological Parallel

Honeybees possess core competencies—waggle dance communication, thermoregulation, and hexagonal comb construction—that combine to create defensible advantages no solitary insect can replicate. These aren't isolated skills but integrated capabilities: communication enables coordinated foraging, thermoregulation enables year-round survival, and comb efficiency maximizes honey storage. Core competence in nature is about capability integration that competitors cannot easily unbundle and copy.