they start a new colony on their own and watch as it grows to hundreds (bumble bees) or thousands (yellowjackets) of workers. At some point, the queen will stop laying eggs. She'll often leave the ...

Bees do not create honey ... the spermatheca. In one day a queen can lay her weight in eggs. She will lay one egg per minute, day and night, for a total of 1,500 eggs over a 24-hour period ...

So, the queen bee is the largest bee in the colony. She has one job, and that's to lay eggs for the colony. And if you are lucky enough to find the queen bee during a removal, that makes your job ...