2006-08-01 23:54:54 · 8 answers · asked by ron c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
forget the sides
2006-08-01 23:59:41 · update #1
The Bombus queen lays her eggs in the nest after spending the winter in hibernation. The first brood generally develops into four to eight worker bees. Shortly after emerging as adults these workers take over from the queen the duties of collecting pollen and caring for the hive. The queen then retires to a life of egg laying. For a while only worker progeny are produced, and the colony grows until it contains 50 to 600 bees. In late summer, with the large population of workers bringing in abundant food, males and new queens are produced. Although some males develop from unfertilized eggs laid by the queen, most hatch from eggs laid by workers. In early fall the queen stops laying eggs, and the colony, including the queen, gradually dies out. During this period the larvae of certain moths and beetles prey on the remaining eggs and larvae in the nest.
2006-08-02 01:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
24
2006-08-01 23:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by chapers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the size of the hive, the average colony size would be between 30000 and 50000 bees.
2006-08-02 00:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Many, I should think - unless i've been looking at the Super Hives.
2006-08-01 23:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean how many sides in a honeycomb.. its 5 or 6.. I think 6.. like a stop sign shape
2006-08-01 23:58:14 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be 5
2006-08-02 00:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by jags 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 - 4 sides, top and bottom
2006-08-01 23:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it had no sides they would all just fall out.
2006-08-02 00:02:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋