Bee Life-Cycle Calculator

Track the complete development cycle of queen, worker and drone honey bees with precise date calculations.

Enter the date an egg was laid and instantly see the full timeline through to adult emergence — with exact dates for every stage. Perfect for tracking brood development, planning queen rearing, and timing varroa treatments.

LIFE CYCLE CALCULATOR
Calculate development timelines for queen (16 days), worker (21 days) and drone (24 days) bees. See exact dates for egg, larva, capped cell and pupa stages. Detailed descriptions of what happens at each stage. Save calculations by hive name for quick reference.

QUEEN REARING SCHEDULE
Enter your graft date and get a complete 35-day queen rearing calendar. Track every milestone from grafting through to verified laying queen. Know exactly when to check acceptance, move to mating nucs, and look for eggs.

VARROA TREATMENT GUIDE
All UK VMD-approved treatments with recommended timing windows. Temperature requirements, duration and dosage notes. Oxalic acid (trickle and sublimation), Apiguard, MAQS, Apivar and Api-Bioxal.

CASTE COMPARISON
Side-by-side development comparison across all three castes. Lifespan and purpose reference. Quick reference rules: 9-day rule, 3-6-12 memory aid.

WORKER ROLE PROGRESSION
Full temporal polyethism breakdown. From cell cleaner (days 1-2) through to forager (days 22+).

Data based on Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee). Development times may vary with temperature.

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