Bees have a very important role in our environment. If at all possible, The Beehive will keep them alive during bee removal and relocate them to a beekeeper.

There are three kinds of honey bees living inside a beehive: the queen, the worker and the drone. A hive needs each of the bees to perform their job well and be willing to sacrifice themselves to keep the hive alive and thriving.

Honey bees are extremely interesting creatures and their lifecycle is worth learning a little bit about.

Bees go through four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult bee.

It all starts with a young queen who can collect more than 5 million sperm, enough to lay eggs throughout her life. She collects those from male bees, called drones, during a mating flight. Drones fall to the ground and die after mating.

Stage 1: Eggs

The queen lays eggs in individual cells inside a honeycomb. The cells have been cleaned and prepared by the workers. She will only lay an egg in a cell that is spotless or she moves to another one. If she fertilizes an egg it will hatch into a female worker bee; unfertilized eggs become drones. 

Stage 2: Larvae

After three days the eggs will hatch into larvae. They have no legs, eyes, antennae or wings and look like a grain of rice with a small mouth. During this stage each larva is fed about 1,300 times a day by worker nurse bees with honey, royal jelly and other liquids from plants. All larvae are fed the same diet the first three days, but that stops for worker bees and drones. Female larvae fed royal jelly beyond the third day are destined to become a queen.

At this time the worker bees seal and cap them in the cell with a porous beeswax.

Stage 3: Pupae

In the pupa stage, the tiny pupas are starting to look like an adult bee. Its legs, eyes and wings develop and then the little hairs that cover their bodies grow. After 7-14 days in this stage, depending on the type of bee, the now adult bee chews its way out of the cell. This stage is shorter for the queen, longer for the worker bees and longest for the drones.

Stage 4: Adult Bees

Finally, an adult bee emerges from the cell. As soon as a bee is away from the cell, worker bees will clean it up and prepare it for the next egg. Newly hatched bees have different designated responsibilities until they grow old.

Bee Relocation

The loss of bees is no small matter. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, bees contribute more than $15 billion to U.S. crop production. Many foods — including apples, nuts, blueberries and strawberries — rely on bees for pollination.

The Beehive has 30 years of experience in live bee removal. We’ll find them a new home where their colony can continue to thrive. The bees will be able to do the work they’re meant to do: pollinating flowers and plants, as well as producing wholesome and healthy honey.

The best way to solve a honeybee problem in your home is to contact The Beehive at 602-600-5382. We’re qualified beekeepers who can remove and relocate the honeybees. You’re happy, the bees are happy, and the flowers and plants are happy.

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Sources used for this blog:

https://www.orkin.com/stinging-pests/bees/honey-bee-eggs/

http://www.dummies.com/home-garden/hobby-farming/beekeeping/tracking-the-life-cycle-of-a-honey-bee/

https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-life-cycle.html

https://www.perfectbee.com/learn-about-bees/the-science-of-bees/honey-bee-life-cycle/

https://bees.techno-science.ca/english/bees/life-in-a-hive/stages.php