Caste | Egg Hatches | Larvae Capped | Bee Emerges | |
Queen | 3½ days | 8 days +/-1 | 16 days +/-1 | Laying in 28 days +/-5 |
Worker | 3½ days | 9 days +/-1 | 20 days +/-1 | Foraging in 42 days +/-7 |
Drone | 3½ days | 10 days +/-1 | 24 days +/-1 | Flying to DCA 38 days +/-5 |
The Old North State Honey adventure began in December 2010 when we signed up for "Bee School" in Charlotte, NC.
We learned a ton of valuable information, and in in late spring 2011 we purchased 2 new empty hives, all the supplies and tools that go along with it and 2 nucs of honey bees.
This Blog is intended to capture our activities as we embark on our 1st full year of beekeeping and hopefully harvesting some sweet, all natural, local honey!!!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Bee Calendar - From Egg to Bee
Here is a chart showing how long it takes from egg to bee, depending on the caste (Queen, Worker, Drone).
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