Estimation question
How many eggs does a queen bee lay in a single day at the height of summer?
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The answer
2,000 eggs
About 2,000. More than her own body weight, every day.
How to get there
- about 50,000 bees in the colony (assumption)
- ÷ about 40 days of life (assumption)
- = over 1,200 new bees a day just to keep the colony going
- in high summer the colony grows, so about 2,000
Source: Penn State Extension: queen honey bee development
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