life cycle of the bee

1. Prepared by :
Grade IV – Dahlia Group
2B
Sto.Niño SPED Center
Tacloban City, Leyte

3. A queen lays
soft white eggs
in the comb.
The egg stage
takes place
during days 1
through 3

4. In three days, the
egg hatches into a
larva. Workers feed
it bee milk and bee
bread. It spins a
cocoon around
itself. The larva
stage takes place
during days 4
through 9

5. In the cocoon, the
larva turns into a
pupa. It now has eyes,
wings, and legs. It
looks more like a bee.
This stage is during
days 10 through 23,
depending on the type
of bee it will become

6. This is the final stage
in a bee's complete
metamorphosis. It is
full grown. The bee
chews its way out of
the cell. It becomes an
adult on days 16
through 24, depending
on what type of bee it
is