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Queen

Suboptimal Mating

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Queen Cells

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Virgin Queen

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Mated Queen

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Ability to Lay Eggs

This caste has the ability to lay eggs: Worker, Queen

Clear Spermatheca

If a queen has a clear spermatheca, it means she is a virgin queen.

Egg Laying Queens

Egg laying queens will never fly again. FALSE

Honey Bee Development

Complete metamorphosis (holometabolous) Egg (3 days) Larva (6 days ) Pupa (12 days)  capped brood Adult Timeline (Egg laid to...

Peanut Shaped Cells

Queens develop is large, vertical, peanut shaped cells

Queen

Larger than workers Sole reproductive female Lays 1000-1500 eggs each day Lifespan: 1-5 years Queen Biology Emerge after 16 days...

Queen is Injured

If a honey bee queen is injured during the peak of the season, which of these is most likely to...

Queen Mating

A queen will typically mate "On Wing" (in flight) - With an average of 12 to 14 drones

Queen Mating Flights

The queen can take multiple mating flights and mate with multiple drones: TRUE

Queen Post-Mating Changes

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