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How do honey bee eggs get fertilized?

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A virgin queen bees goes on a mating flight when she will mate with around a dozen drones (male bees). This is the only time in her life when she will do this. When she lays an egg, it will already be fertilized from semen stored within her body.

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Which eggs hatch in to males and which into females in case of honey bees?

The unfertilized eggs of the queen bee hatch into male bees, or drones. Worker bees, or females, and female queen bees hatch from fertilized eggs.


Which egg of honey bees hatch in to male and which in to female?

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Do honey bee are asexual or sexual reproduction?

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What does the honey bee do with the baby honey bee after mateing?

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What is the maximum number of eggs laid by a bee?

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How many eggs dose the queen bee lay?

A queen honey bee can lay between 1000 and 2000 eggs per day.


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At the height of the season, a honey bee queen can lay up to 2000 eggs per day.


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