life cycle of honey bees. phermones.

     life cycle of honey bees

•  All honey bees begin their lives as eggs, which the queen lays in the middle to late winter to get ready for spring.
• In the brood region of the nest, the queen places each egg in the bottom of a wax cell. Hive

• After three days, an egg transforms into a larva.
• During the first three days of the colony, royal jelly is fed to both workers and queens.

nascent stage

•  Nurse bees initially provide it with royal jelly, and then the workers eat pollen, nectar, and

weakened honey

• Queens will keep consuming royal jelly.
• This accelerates the larva's transition into the pupal stage.
• Good nutrition is thought to be crucial for larvae during this period.
• significance of the queen's upbringing's quality

Pheromones

For practically all life behaviors, honey bees use specialized pheromones, such as:

• Mating

➢ Alarm

To defend

• Direction

Colony identification

Production of food 

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