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No, bees do not drone, however the male honey bee is called a 'Drone'.
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Are worker bees and queen bees and drone bees the same species?
yes
What is cries of bees called?
drone
How do the mouthparts of drone bees differ from those of workers?
The mouths of drone bees are slightly larger than worker bees. The worker bees have more functional mouth parts used for building.
Do boy bees sting?
Drone (male) bees cannot sting.
Are female drone bees actually called Lez-bees?
Actually, the 'worker-bees' are 'Lez-Bees'.
What sex is a bee drone?
no because if all drone bees were male they would not have babies
What is a drone bea?
A drone bee is a male. The queen and all worker bees are female.
What is a synonym for drone?
Drone is a male insect. With bees and wasps, the queens and workers are all female.
Why are bees called social insects?
bees live in colonies or groups. each colony has a queen bee and a drone bee and many worker bees. the queen bee lays eggs with the help of drone bee and the worker bees look after them.
What are male bees are called?
The male bee is referred to as a Drone. These male bees are kept on standby during the summer for mating with a virgin queen. Because the drone has a barbed sex organ, mating is followed by death of the drone. There are only 300-3000 drones in a hive. The drone does not have a stinger. Because they are of no use in the winter, drones are expelled from the hive in the autumn.
What is the Masculine of Bee?
Drone is the masculine name of a male bee. Female bees are the worker bees or the queen bee.
What purpose do drone bees serve?
The drones are the male bees. The queen and worker bees are all female. The only purpose of a drone is to mate with a new queen. Once mating has finished the drone will die. Within the hive, the drones have no function and do no work. As autumn turns to winter all of the drones in the hive will be thrown out by the worker bees and will die. New drones will be produced at the start of the next season.
