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The worker bees feed a kind of food to the queen larvae called?
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∙ 14y ago
The food given to the queen by the workers is a secretion of the workers' hyperpharyngeal glands. It is called 'bee milk' or 'royal jelly'
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What is a high-protein substance secreted by worker bees and fed to a queen bee and female larvae that develop into queen bees?
Royal jelly is what it is called
How do the bees get a new queen for the hive?
When the queen bee dies one of the worker bees feeds a larvae some royal jelly and the larvae becomes the queen
Can you get male Queen Bees?
No, all queen bees are female, as are all worker bees. The male bees are called drones.
Why is the queen bee the biggest bee in the hive?
because when two female bees are larvae the worker bees give them special "jelly" so that it will grow and fight to the death with the other bee to decide who will be the queen
Opposite of queen bee?
The queen bee is female, so are all worker bees. The male bees are called drones.
Why are bees called social insects?
bees live in colonies or groups. each colony has a queen bee and a drone bee and many worker bees. the queen bee lays eggs with the help of drone bee and the worker bees look after them.
Are there female bees around besides the queen bee?
It used to be thought that the queen bee ruled the hive, rather like human monarchs, though this is not really true. The queen is not the only female in the hive: all worker bees are female, though the queen is the only one that lays eggs.
What is a female bee called?
A female bee is called a queen or worker. Male bees are drones (their sole responsibility is to mate with the queen).
Which bees feed the queen bee?
Her attendants, which are worker bees.
What the gender of worker bee?
Worker bees are female bees, but they do not have the reproductive capabilities possessed by the Queen.
Can bees survive without a queen?
If a queen dies, then the worker bees will feed royal jelly to some of the larvae and they will turn into queen bees. The first one out will kill all the others, so there will only be one Queen Bee in the hive. This is still a dead end until the queen finds a drone, mates and gets down into the business of egg laying.
Are worker bees boys?
All worker bees are female. The males are called drones, who do no work in the hive. They only live for one thing: to mate with a new queen.
