Came across this graphic and just love it! Great visual of a bee’s life cycle. This is for a worker bee…the queen bee’s egg to birth cycle is slightly shorter; a drone bee’s cycle slightly longer.  (credit: Western Beekeepers)

Bee Life Cycle

Bee Life Cycle

 

Here’s another graphic, but it’s not as easy to read, altho a bit more detailed as to what happens when.

Bee Life Cycle

Bee Life Cycle

(Credit: Beekeeping for Dummies)