Honey Bee Queens Beekeeping Gear Australia

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Honey bee queen is fundamental to a colony’s survival and function, sheis the largest of the bees in a honey bee colony with a body of approx.2cm, two times bigger than worker bees and male bees(drones), smallerthan a queen bee but larger than the worker bees. The colony of 60,000bees contain only one queen bee, around 300 drones and the rest will befemale workers. The queen bee lays eggs all the day, as the colony isestablished, she produces 1500 eggs daily which weigh more than herbody weight. Fertilized eggs develop into female worker bee andunfertilized eggs evolve into male drones. Responsibilities and role of a queen bee : Sole purpose of a queen is : To produce chemical aromas(pheromones) to attract drones for mating and to maintain the unity inside the hive. To lay lots of eggs to