HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The brood comb is the beeswax structure of cells where the queen bee lays eggs. It is the part of the beehive where a new brood is raised by the colony. During the summer season, a typical queen may lay 1500-2000 eggs per day, which results in 1500-2000 bees hatching after the three-week development period.

Detailed explanation-2: -She is the only bee capable of producing workers and tens of thousands of workers are required for strong colonies. Healthy, fertile queens are capable of laying eggs almost constantly. During peak season, a quality queen can lay over 3, 000 eggs per day-that’s more than her own body weight in eggs in a day!

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the swarming impulse, several queen cells are constructed at the sides of the comb (in a top-bar hive) or at the base of the comb (in a frame hive). The queen lays eggs in such cells at intervals during a period of several days.