The life cycle of honeybees consists of four main stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.Egg Stage: A queen bee lays eggs in honeycomb cells. Each egg is tiny, about the size of a pinhead, and it remains in this stage for about three days.Larva Stage: After hatching, the egg becomes a larva. Worker bees feed the larvae with royal jelly initially, and then worker bees and drones receive a mix of pollen and honey. This stage lasts about six days.Pupa Stage: The larva spins a cocoon and becomes a pupa

Bees make new queens through a process called "queen rearing," which involves selecting and feeding worker larvae with a special diet called "royal jelly." When the queen bee dies or is no longer able to lay eggs, the worker bees will start to build special queen cells in the hive. These queen cells are larger than regular brood cells and have a different shape to accommodate the growing queen. The worker bees then choose several young larvae to become queen candidates and move them to the queen

About 1-3 days old larvae “swimming “ in royal jelly Royal jelly plays a critical role in the development of bee larvae—especially in determining whether a larva becomes a queen or a worker. 🐝 What is royal jelly? Royal jelly is a thick, creamy, white substance secreted by nurse bees from glands in their heads. It’s packed with proteins, vitamins, and hormones. ⸻ 🐣 Role in Larval Development: ✅ All larvae eat royal jelly at first: • For the first 2–3 days, every bee larva—whether destined to b