Honey bee eggs are normally laid, one to a cell, by the queen. Each egg is attached to the cell bottom and looks like a tiny grainof rice. When first laid, the egg stands straight up, on end. However, during the three day development period the egg begins to bend over. On the third day the egg hatches into a tiny grub and the larvalstage begins.
Healthy larvae are pearly white in color with a glistening appearance.
The period just after the cell is capped is called the prepupal stage. During this stage the larva is still grub-like in appearance but stretches itself out lengthwise in the cell and spins its cocoon. Larvae remain pearly white, plump and glisten during the prepupal stage. Pupae After two days, prepupae begin to change from their larval form to adult bees. Healthy pupae remain white and glisten during the initial stages of development, even though their bodies begin to transform into adult forms.