The life stages of a honeybee are egg, larva, pupa and adult. Development from egg to adult takes 21 days.
The length of these stages is set out in the table below.
Days
| Task |
1 - 3
| Egg |
4 - 9
| Larvae (5 days) |
10 - 21
| Pupae (10 days) Cell is capped. |
Adult
| Once emerged, a bee performs various house duties. Read more about that at my post on The Life of a Honey Bee. |
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