Peeblesshire Beekeepers Association

4.0 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEYBEE

The candidate will be:

4.2 able to state the periods spent by the female castes and the drone in the four stages of their life (egg, larva, pupa, adult);

NOTES

Worker Drone Queen
Egg 3 days 3 days 3 days
Larva 8 days 11 days 7 days
Pupa 10 days 13 days 9 days
Adult (Summer approx) 36 days 22 days 3-4 years
Adult (Winter approx) 6 months 59 days 3-4 years