Title

The queen bee marked with a white dot is laying eggs in queen cups. A virgin queen will develop from a fertilized egg. The young queen larva develops differently because it is more heavily fed royal jelly

Caption

The queen bee marked with a white dot is laying eggs in queen cups. A virgin queen will develop from a fertilized egg. The young queen larva develops differently because it is more heavily fed royal jelly, a protein-rich secretion from glands on the he

Date

Jun 14, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/David Hosking

Reference

BRK22F91_344

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Apis mellifera Bee Beekeeping Bees European honey bee Honeybees Marker No People Queen's cup Western honey bee Western honeybee adult adult animal adult animals animal animals apiaries apiarist apiary apiculture bee box bee hotel bee-hive beehive beehives beekeeper beekeepers beekeeping beekeepings comb combs cub deserted dignitaries dignitary dot economies economy egg egg deposition egg depositions eggs empty female female monarch female monarchs females habitat hatchling hive honey bee honey bees juvenile juveniles laying eggs marked marking markings marks mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside oviposition point pup queen bee queen bees reproduction reproductions spot spots suckling uninhabited white wildlife photography worker workers working man young young animal young animals yuvenile Hymenoptera cup cups fauna honey honeys queen queens stance stances wildlife Insect Insecta Insects