Sexual maturity at ~ two weeks Sole function is mating Dies after mating, or forced out of colony
Complete metamorphosis (holometabolous) Egg (3 days) Larva (6 days ) Pupa (12 days) capped brood Adult Timeline (Egg laid to...
Larger than workers Sole reproductive female Lays 1000-1500 eggs each day Lifespan: 1-5 years Queen Biology Emerge after 16 days...
Facultatively sterile Hive upkeep and foraging 20,000-45,000 and up to 60,000 in the hive Barbed stinger, dies when stings Lifespan:...
House Bees ~1-20 days old Comb building Hive cleaning Undertakers Brood, queen and drone care Hive guarding Climate control Storing/use...