We then tied the bee up with this—very carefully ... repeating this scene over the following days. When the queen finally moved her wings, the drones were not interested; when she flew and ...

If you spot a bee that is unusually large, the first thing you should check is its wings. If the wings don’t reach the end of its body, you’ve found the queen! The queen of the hive has the ...

Her wings only cover two-thirds of her body ... so the queen remains the mother and star of the hive. On any given day, a queen bee is able to lay up to 2,000 eggs. Should you provide drinking ...

The queen bumblebee can store sperm inside ... which hatches inside the bee and develops by feeding on its innards. • An American bumblebee flaps its wings about 200 times per second.