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    The honey bee lifecycle document outlines the development process and timelines for queen bees, worker bees, and drone bees. Queen bees develop from egg to adult in 16 days. Worker bees take 16 days to develop from egg to adult. Drone bees take 24 days to develop from egg to adult and are the only bees that do not work.

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    The honey bee lifecycle document outlines the development process and timelines for queen bees, worker bees, and drone bees. Queen bees develop from egg to adult in 16 days. Worker bees take 16 days to develop from egg to adult. Drone bees take 24 days to develop from egg to adult and are the only bees that do not work.

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    Honey Bee (Apis Melifera) Lifecycle: Days Since Egg Laid

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    The honey bee lifecycle document outlines the development process and timelines for queen bees, worker bees, and drone bees. Queen bees develop from egg to adult in 16 days. Worker bees take 16 days to develop from egg to adult. Drone bees take 24 days to develop from egg to adult and are the only bees that do not work.

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    Honey Bee (Apis Melifera) Lifecycle

    Days since egg laid 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28


    Egg Lava Pp Pupa Adult Queen
    Queen
    Open Cell Capped Cell Mature & Ready to Mate
    Egg Lava Pp Pupa Adult Worker
    Worker
    Open Cell Capped Cell
    Egg Lava Pp Pupa Adult Drone
    Drone
    Open Cell Closed Cell Mature & ready to mate day 37
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

    Propupa develops in

    Emergence of Adult
    Pupa Eyes Pale Red

    Mature & Ready to


    5th Moult to Pupa

    Pupa Eyes Purple

    Moult of Pupa to
    2nd Laval Moult

    3rd Laval Moult

    4th Laval Moult

    Pupa Abdomen
    1st Laval Moult

    Pupa Eyes Red

    Pupa Antenna
    Cocoon Spun

    5th laval skin


    Egg Hatches

    Event / Stage Lifespan

    Thorax Red
    Cell Sealed

    Darken
    Yellow

    Adult

    Mate
    Winter Summer
    Queen 3 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 3-4 years

    Worker 3 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 8-9 10 11 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 - c 6 mths 5-6 wks

    Drone 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 22.5 24 37 - < 4 mths

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