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Is the queen bee a virgin?

Published in Queen Bee Reproduction 1 min read

Yes, a queen bee is a virgin for a period of time.

After a queen bee emerges from her cell, she is initially a virgin. According to the reference, "the virgin queens take their mating flights" approximately 7-10 days after emerging. During these flights, the virgin queen mates with 10-20 drone bees. After mating, she returns to the hive as a mated queen bee. Therefore, before these mating flights, the queen bee is a virgin.

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