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Honeybee Castes

by Mary McIvor. Honeybee Castes. The Queen Bee. Only one per hive. Sole purpose is reproductive. No other member of the hive is fertile. Mother of all the bees in the hive. Mates with drones. Lays both unfertilized (drone) and fertilized (worker and queen) eggs. The Queen Bee.

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Honeybee Castes

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  1. by Mary McIvor Honeybee Castes

  2. The Queen Bee • Only one per hive. • Sole purpose is reproductive. No other member of the hive is fertile. • Mother of all the bees in the hive. • Mates with drones. • Lays both unfertilized (drone) and fertilized (worker and queen) eggs.

  3. The Queen Bee • Genetic traits that can be passed on to offspring: • Color • Swarming tendency • Nectar-carrying capacity • Disease resistance • Temperament • Cleanliness • Handling ease • Whiteness of wax

  4. Drones • Sole purpose is to mate with a queen, a sometimes fatal act. • Up to 20% of bees in spring/summer. • Do not contribute to the activities of the hive. • No stinger. • Evicted in the fall when breeding ceases.

  5. Worker Bees • These bees do all the activities of the hive: • Building comb. • Raising brood (eggs and larvae). • Foraging for nectar, pollen, and propolis. • Hive defense and maintenance. • Feeding and grooming the queen.

  6. Development of a Honeybee

  7. She is What She Eats • Diet determines development into a queen or a worker bee. • After hatching from the egg, all larvae are fed royal jelly (high protein diet) for 3 days. • On the fourth day, larvae destined to be workers are switched to worker jelly (more carbs than royal jelly). • A queen larva is fed exclusively royal jelly so she develops ovaries (needed to lay eggs).

  8. Baby Worker Bees

  9. "And your Lord taught the honey bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. (Surat an-Nahl (The Bee), 68-69)

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