Queen bee
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A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees
Queen (marked) surrounded by Africanized workers
Older queen larvae in queen cell lying on top of wax comb
A queen cup
Queen larvae floating on royal jelly in opened queen cups laid on top of wax comb
Drone congregation area
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A drone congregation area is an aerial region where honeybee drones and virgin queens gather to mate.
Honeybee drone photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab