The queen bee lays one egg in each of several cells. When the eggs hatch, the larvae are fed by adult worker bees (shown here). The larvae get a diet of “royal jelly” (a high-protein liquid produced by the adult bees) and “bee bread” (honey mixed with pollen). When the larvae have gone through five molts and grown over 1,000 times their original size, the adults will cap their cells with pollen and beeswax. Once the metamorphosis is complete, the new adult bees will chew their way out of their cells. (Lehrer/ Shutterstock) Read More