The diagram illustrates process of the life cycle of the honey bee.
Overall, the process consists of 5 main stages, beginning with that females bees lay eggs and ending up with mature bees that laying eggs. Notably, it is a circular process that lasts 34-36 days.
At the beginning of the cycle, female bees lay 1 or 2 eggs every 3 days. The eggs hacth after 9-10 days, therby producing young nymphs. At the next stage, the nymph develops and moults 3 times during growing. The first stage of moulting lasts 5 days, after which the nymph continue growing for another 7 days.
Following this, the nymph goes through a further 9 days of development and becomes a young adult bee. Then, the young adult bee continue to grow for about 4 days to reach maturity. Finally, the mature female bee is able to lay eggs again and the process stars over.
