Bee Queen Breeding
A healthy queen means a healthy hive. She is responsible for laying all the eggs that will become the next generation of bees. A single queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs in a day! Breeding queen bees allows beekeepers to:
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Ensure colony health: A strong queen helps the hive grow and stay productive.
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Select good traits: Beekeepers can choose queens from colonies with desirable traits, like gentleness or resistance to disease.
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Replace old queens: Queens usually live for 2-3 years. Replacing them ensures the colony doesn’t weaken.
In nature, bees create a new queen when they need one. They choose a few larvae (baby bees) and feed them a special diet called royal jelly. This rich food causes the larvae to grow into queens instead of worker bees.
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Egg stage: The queen starts as a fertilized egg, just like a worker bee.
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Larva stage: After hatching, the larva is fed royal jelly for several days.
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Pupa stage: The larva spins a cocoon and begins its transformation.
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Emerging queen: In about 16 days, a new queen emerges!
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