Did You Know ?

A Queen bee can lay up to 2,500 eggs per day !

All worker bees are female and have a normal lifespan of 45 days !

Male bees are called "Drones" and their only role is to mate with the Queen of another hive !

A typical honeybee colony has 50,000 to 80,000 bees !

• 1 Queen  (reproductive female)

• 300  Drones  (reproductive males)

• 25,000   older Worker Bees, foragers  (non-reproductive females)

• 25,000   young Worker Bees, in hive   (non-reproductive females)

• 20,000  capped Larvae

• 9,000   Larvae requiring food

• 6,000   Eggs

A fully fertile Queen Bee lives 4 - 7 years compared to approximately 45 days for a worker bee ! 

The Queen Bee's diet consists exclusively of royal jelly which is produced by young worker bees.