Queen Bees

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:abdomenShape Long and pointed
gptkbp:bodyLength Larger than workers and drones
gptkbp:canBeAggressiveToOtherQueens Yes
gptkbp:canBeArtificiallyInseminated Yes
gptkbp:canBeIdentifiedByBehavior Yes
gptkbp:canBeIdentifiedByMarking Yes
gptkbp:canBeIdentifiedByShape Yes
gptkbp:canBeIntroducedToNewColony Yes
gptkbp:canBeKilledByWorkers Yes
gptkbp:canBeMarkedByBeekeepers Yes
gptkbp:canBePurchasedByBeekeepers Yes
gptkbp:canBeRearedByBeekeepers Yes
gptkbp:canBeReplacedIfFailing Yes
gptkbp:canBeSuperseded Yes
gptkbp:cannotBuildComb Yes
gptkbp:cannotCareForBrood Yes
gptkbp:cannotForage Yes
gptkbp:canSwarmWithColony Yes
gptkbp:colonyPopulationControl By pheromones
gptkbp:controlsColony By pheromones
gptkbp:developedBy Fertilized egg
gptkbp:developmentType 16 days from egg to adult
gptkbp:eggLayingDeclinesWithAge Yes
gptkbp:eggLayingPeak Spring and early summer
gptkbp:emergesFrom Queen cell
gptkbp:fedWith Royal jelly
gptkbp:feedSystem Worker bees
gptkbp:fertilizedBy Drone bees
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Beehive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen Bees
gptkbp:laysEggs Yes
gptkbp:laysEggsPerDay Up to 2,000
gptkbp:laysFertilizedEggs Produce workers and queens
gptkbp:laysUnfertilizedEggs Produce drones
gptkbp:lifespan 2-5 years
gptkbp:matesWith Multiple drones
gptkbp:matingFlight Yes
gptkbp:primaryUse Egg laying
gptkbp:produces Pheromones
gptkbp:replacedBy New queen bee
gptkbp:replacesBy Supersedure
gptkbp:role Reproductive female in bee colony
gptkbp:species gptkb:Apis_mellifera
gptkbp:sting Yes, but rarely used
gptkbp:stingUse Against rival queens
gptkbp:storesSperm In spermatheca
gptkbp:vitalForColonySurvival Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ann-Margret
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5