Queen bee - Bee facts

Lifespan of Honeybees 🐝 🐝Queen Bee: The queen bee has the longest lifespan among honeybees. On average, a queen bee lives for about one to three years. However, some queens with exceptional genetics and favorable conditions have been known to live up to five years. 🐝Worker Bees: Worker bees have a relatively short lifespan. During the busy summer months when the colony is at its peak, worker bees typically live for only a few weeks, usually around four to six weeks. However, worker bees born

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Queen bee fun facts

Bees make new queens through a process called "queen rearing," which involves selecting and feeding worker larvae with a special diet called "royal jelly." When the queen bee dies or is no longer able to lay eggs, the worker bees will start to build special queen cells in the hive. These queen cells are larger than regular brood cells and have a different shape to accommodate the growing queen. The worker bees then choose several young larvae to become queen candidates and move them to the queen

Middle East's first queen bee rearing station opens in Hatta