By: Lira Bordoley and Claudia Erne

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Metamorphosis of the Queen Bee

Egg Hatches on Day 3Larvae (several Moltings)

Day 3- Day 8.5

Queen Cell Capped ~Day 7.5

Pupa ~Day 8 until Emergence

Emergence Day 15.5 - Day 17

Nuptial Flight(s) Day 20-24

Egg Laying ~Day 23 and up

The Queen Bee is the adult of the hive.

Although her name makes her seem very powerful, she’s not directly the“ruler” of the hive.

The Queen is constantly surrounded by Worker Bees.

Worker Bees meet her every need, giving her food and disposing of her waste.

The Queen’s only job is to lay eggs for the hive.

The Queen Bee starts out like a egg like any other honey bee.

The Queen Bee is laid in a queen cell. The cells are different from any other honey bee cells.

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The Larvae 3 days after the queen lays the egg, it hatches into a larva.

Healthy larvae are chosen by Worker Bees.

Healthy larvae are snowy white and look like small grubs.

Queens are specially fed to become mature so they can reproduce.

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Pupa

When larvae becomes Pupa, the bee really starts to form.

The eyes, legs and wings take shape.

After 12 days, the adult bee chewsthrough the wax capping to join herbrothers and sisters.

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Adult

Queen Bees are known as the adult in the honey bee colony, or hive.

The Queen is the mother of most, if not all the bees in the hive.

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Do The Honeybee!

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The End