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Yes. About five days after a queen emerges from a brood cell she will leave the hive on a mating flight over one or two days, when she will mate with up to 20 drones.

After this she will return to the hive, and will not leave it again unless the colony becomes overcrowded in which case she will lay eggs in a few special queen cells then leave with about half of the workers in a swarm to look for a new home. The queen larvae she leaves behind will be tended by the remaining workers.

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