Honeycomb under a Microscope! (The Life Cycle of a Honey Bee)

Maddy explores a wax comb from a natural hive to study the life cycle of honey bees. She uses a microscope camera to examine the comb, finding a fly and a wax moth grub. Maddy explains the four stages of a honey bee's life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. She discusses the roles of different bees in the hive, including workers, drones, and the queen. Maddy attempts to find examples of each stage in the comb, ultimately observing a nearly developed adult bee. The video concludes with a close-up examination of the bee's features and a discussion on the importance of bees in pollination.

What are the four basic stages of the honey bee life cycle?

What is the primary role of the queen bee in a hive?

Describe the appearance and characteristics of a honey bee egg.

What do nurse bees feed to the larvae, and why is it important?

Explain the significance of the pupa stage in the honey bee life cycle.

What adaptations do honey bees have that help them in pollination?

What did the teacher find inside the wax comb that was unexpected?