Queen
1500
How many eggs does a queen lay each day?
45 days
How long does the worker bee live?
90 days
How long does the Drone live?
considered “layabouts”
Who are drones?
4 - 7
How many years will a Queen live?
sesame seed
How big is the brain of a worker bee?
Dies
What happens after mating with queen?
Worker
Which bee does many tasks in the hive?
2 CM
How long is the Queen?
a nurse bee caring for larvae
What role does the worker do when young?
stinger
What a drone doesn't have?
Has a long tongue used to suck nectar out of flowers.
Who is the worker bee?
chemical scents
How does the queen regulate the colony's behavior?
They take on the job of processing incoming nectar, feeding the queen, as well as making and capping the honey.
What role does the worker bee do mid-life?
eyes
What part of drone are larger that the worker?
They will leave the hive to collect the necessary resources from which the colony survives.
Who are Older worker bees?