Sorry this took so long, I had to go dig out the book from under my bed. >.>; AAND...there's one more thing that was fascinating enough. XD
Mating begins when a virgin queen leaves the hive on her nuptial flight. Once out, she flies to a drone-congregation area, which is near the hive and 40 to 50 feet in the air. She flies as fast as she can and typically is followed by a few dozen drones. Because the strongest and fastest drone is most likely to catch her, this is a method of selection for superior genetic material. Once successful, the drone snaps his genitalia into the queen in midair. (shanked, biatch) They fall to the ground and the queen eventually rips off his genitalia. ... The queen may mate up to 10 times on her flight, but does not mate again once she returns to the hive. ... Once mated, she is capable of laying 10k eggs a month for 3 years.
Typically, they will raise several new queens simultaneously in specially constructed cells. This is essential to protect against the chance of a single queen dying during the rearing process. ... If two adult queens emerge simultaneously usually they will fight to the death. Worker bees closely referee this battle to insure that both queens are not killed.
Mating begins when a virgin queen leaves the hive on her nuptial flight. Once out, she flies to a drone-congregation area, which is near the hive and 40 to 50 feet in the air. She flies as fast as she can and typically is followed by a few dozen drones. Because the strongest and fastest drone is most likely to catch her, this is a method of selection for superior genetic material. Once successful, the drone snaps his genitalia into the queen in midair. (shanked, biatch) They fall to the ground and the queen eventually rips off his genitalia. ... The queen may mate up to 10 times on her flight, but does not mate again once she returns to the hive. ... Once mated, she is capable of laying 10k eggs a month for 3 years.
Typically, they will raise several new queens simultaneously in specially constructed cells. This is essential to protect against the chance of a single queen dying during the rearing process. ... If two adult queens emerge simultaneously usually they will fight to the death. Worker bees closely referee this battle to insure that both queens are not killed.
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And is that why I don't get along with either of my sisters but I'm like bestest buddies with my brother? XD
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Aaanyway, YES. YES EXACTLY.
BUT, worker bees are sterile females. XD
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