Bee Life Cycle

Queen bee fun facts

Queen bee - Bee facts

👑 🐝 Some fascinating queen bee facts 👑 🐝 • Queens and workers are females, drones are males • Queens develop in 16 days from egg is laid to emerging. Whereas worker bees develop in 21 days • Queens are fed royal jelly all their life including larval stages. Worker bees are fed honey and pollen • Queen bees can live up to 3-4 years but worker bees live only 6 weeks • Queen bees are more productive on the first year or two years. Colonies should be requeened every 1-2 years • Newly emerged vir