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Queen bee

22/10/2016

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After finding the sleepy, but not so little, bee yesterday I was curious to find out more about this large lady that I assumed was female and a queen bee.

The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust website has a wealth of fascinating   information about the life cycle of bumble bees.

I was correct in thinking this was a large queen bee hibernating for the winter.  It seems that queens can go into hibernation for up to nine months of the year, which is in fact three quarters of their lifecycle.
They dig a hole for themselves about 10cm down in well drained soil. Unbelievably,  they can easily  survive temperatures as low as -19C.

Emerging in spring, they begin to establish new nests. Sadly, the next year she will die, but only after she has produced several broods of young including new queens to continue the 'royal' bloodline.

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