LR001
Two nurse bees watch over
a queen larva in its cell.
a queen larva in its cell.
LR002
Frontal view of a queen
alone on a capped
brood comb.
The cells and the nymphs
they contain have been
sealed by workers
for the final transformation
to occur.
alone on a capped
brood comb.
The cells and the nymphs
they contain have been
sealed by workers
for the final transformation
to occur.
LR003
The nurse bees
watch over two queen cells.
These acorn-shaped
alveoli are larger than
the others, have a
pointed tip at their base,
and stand out from
the perfect regularity
of the comb frame.
watch over two queen cells.
These acorn-shaped
alveoli are larger than
the others, have a
pointed tip at their base,
and stand out from
the perfect regularity
of the comb frame.
LR004
Queens fight.
At birth, the young queen started looking for her sisters to eliminate them.
If the queen meets one of them, a fight to death ensues. Armed with a smooth stinger a queen can stings her rivals without losing her stinger thus surviving the fight.
At birth, the young queen started looking for her sisters to eliminate them.
If the queen meets one of them, a fight to death ensues. Armed with a smooth stinger a queen can stings her rivals without losing her stinger thus surviving the fight.
LR005
Queens fight.
At birth, the young queen started looking for her sisters to eliminate them.
If the queen meets one of them, a fight to death ensues. Armed with a smooth stinger a queen can stings her rivals without losing her stinger thus surviving the fight.
At birth, the young queen started looking for her sisters to eliminate them.
If the queen meets one of them, a fight to death ensues. Armed with a smooth stinger a queen can stings her rivals without losing her stinger thus surviving the fight.
LR006
Mating occurs in flight over ten meters above ground. The young queen, born five to six days earlier, has only ventured out of the hive for her reconnaissance flight.
When sexually mature, she leaves the hive on a fair windless day and mates with about a dozen males to fill her spermatheca. Mating results in death for the drones.
When sexually mature, she leaves the hive on a fair windless day and mates with about a dozen males to fill her spermatheca. Mating results in death for the drones.
LR007
Mating occurs in flight over ten meters above ground.
The young queen, born five to six days earlier,
has only ventured out of the hive for her reconnaissance flight.
When sexually mature, she leaves the hive on a fair windless day
and mates with about a dozen males to fill her spermatheca.
Mating results in death for the drones.
The young queen, born five to six days earlier,
has only ventured out of the hive for her reconnaissance flight.
When sexually mature, she leaves the hive on a fair windless day
and mates with about a dozen males to fill her spermatheca.
Mating results in death for the drones.
LR008
Birth of a queen.
LR009
Birth of a queen.
LR010
Birth of a queen.
LR011
Birth of a queen.
LR012
Section of
a queen-rearing cell.
a queen-rearing cell.
LR013
Section of
a queen-rearing cell.
a queen-rearing cell.
LR014
Birth of a queen.
LR015
Birth of a queen.
LR016
Birth of a queen.
LR017
Birth of a queen.
LR018
Birth of a queen.
LR019
Birth of a queen.
LR020
Using a spatula,
a beekeeper recovers
bee eggs for breeding
queens.
a beekeeper recovers
bee eggs for breeding
queens.
LR021
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR022
A queen moves on a frame.
LR023
A queen marked with a yellow dot.
LR024
A queen moves on a frame.
LR025
A queen moves on a frame.
LR026
A queen-breeding
apiary in springtime.
Modern beekeeping
necessitates replacing
queens every two
to three years.
The production
of royal jelly also requires
the constant breeding
of queens.
apiary in springtime.
Modern beekeeping
necessitates replacing
queens every two
to three years.
The production
of royal jelly also requires
the constant breeding
of queens.
LR027
A queen-breeding
apiary in springtime.
Modern beekeeping
necessitates replacing
queens every two
to three years.
The production
of royal jelly also requires
the constant breeding
of queens.
apiary in springtime.
Modern beekeeping
necessitates replacing
queens every two
to three years.
The production
of royal jelly also requires
the constant breeding
of queens.
LR028
The pearly-white egg
measures 1.5mm
in length and 0.5mm
in diameter.
It is stuck to the bottom
of the cell by the queen,
after she determines
the size of the cell
using her front legs.
measures 1.5mm
in length and 0.5mm
in diameter.
It is stuck to the bottom
of the cell by the queen,
after she determines
the size of the cell
using her front legs.
LR029
A perfectly symmetrical
royal cell hangs head
down from a comb.
This cell has not yet been
sealed by the bees
and one can see a
six day old larva
exclusively feeding
on royal jelly.
royal cell hangs head
down from a comb.
This cell has not yet been
sealed by the bees
and one can see a
six day old larva
exclusively feeding
on royal jelly.
LR030
Birth of a queen.
LR031
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR032
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR033
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR034
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters.
LR035
A queen on a wax frame
with a bee in the
background with
its wings spread.
with a bee in the
background with
its wings spread.
LR036
A queen on a wax frame
with a bee in the
background with
its wings spread.
with a bee in the
background with
its wings spread.
LR037
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR038
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR039
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR040
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR041
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR042
A queen moves on a frame with her daughters looking for honey. Her head has developed madibles. Her thorax is larger than that of ordinary bees and the abdomen, which contains fully developed genital organs, is very developed. It can double in size
during the laying period.
during the laying period.
LR0043
A queen moves on a frame
with her daughters
looking for honey.
Her head has developed
madibles. Her thorax
is larger than that of
ordinary bees
and the abdomen,
which contains fully
developed genital organs,
is very developed.
It can double in size
during the laying period.
with her daughters
looking for honey.
Her head has developed
madibles. Her thorax
is larger than that of
ordinary bees
and the abdomen,
which contains fully
developed genital organs,
is very developed.
It can double in size
during the laying period.
LR044
A queen, marked 34 by the beekeeper, is laying eggs surrounded by her retinue.
A few bees lick her body and a large number of bees touch her with their antennaes. Marking queens allows beekeepers to identify queens, to know their age and their laying cycles.
A few bees lick her body and a large number of bees touch her with their antennaes. Marking queens allows beekeepers to identify queens, to know their age and their laying cycles.
LR045
Frontal view of a queen
alone on a capped
brood comb.
The cells and the nymphs
they contain have been
sealed by workers
for the final transformation
to occur.
alone on a capped
brood comb.
The cells and the nymphs
they contain have been
sealed by workers
for the final transformation
to occur.
LR046
Frontal view of a queen alone on a capped brood comb.
The cells and the nymphs they contain have been sealed by workers for the final transformation to occur.
The cells and the nymphs they contain have been sealed by workers for the final transformation to occur.
LR047
View of a queen alone on a capped brood comb.
LR048
View of a queen alone on a capped brood comb.
LR049
Recognizable by her size, the queen is longer than the worker bee, measuring 18-20mm in length, compared with 14-15mm for the bee. She travels more slowly over the wax comb frame and her every move takes place under the watchful eye of her surrounding court.
LR050
Photo sequence of the birth of a queen.
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