The life of a Bee
What is the name of the 3 bee types?
Drone, queen and worker
What is the queen fed with when she is a larvae?
Gele Royal
What is the worst enemy of the bee
The varroa mite
What is the most known product?
Honey
How long does a summer bee live?
up to 6 weeks
How long does she wait until she is ready for the pairing?
A week or more
What does the hornet with the bees
Kills them and eats them.
what is Gele royal?
it is the food what the queen eats
How long does winter bee live?
up to 6 months
How long does the queen live?
5 years
What does the varroa mite with the bees?
they suck the blood out of the bees and lay there eggs on the bee larvae.
what does propolis consist of?
Wax, tree resin and spit from the bee
What is the last stage of a bees life?
scouts and workers
How long does the maiting take
What does the wasps with the bees?
they steal the honey.
How does the bees make the wax
They sweat it out of special glands
What is the first stage in the life of a bee?
A cleaner
When does beekeepers switch the queen?
When they are 3 years old
Why are swallows one of the enemies
they eat them
How many times does a bee need fly to a flower and back to make 1 gram of honey
27 times