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When she is about five to seven days old a queen will leave the hive on a mating flight. She will mate with up to twenty drones then return to the hive. This is the only time she will mate.
Worker bees are all female, but never mate.
Drones (males) mate once only, then they die.
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Are bees sexual creatures?
In that there are male and female bees, yes. The queen and all worker bees are female, and the drones are male, but the drones only mate with a queen, and the queen only mates once in her life, albeit with up to twenty drones. Drones mate only once -- they die afterwards.
Do queen bees mate outside the hive?
yeah they mate and generally they fight for their mates
How many times does a cheetah mate in its lifetime?
as many as it wants..
Is there any kind of bird that can fly and does mate for life and is a mammal?
Many birds fly and a number mate for life. But no bird is a mammal.
How do honey bee eggs get fertilized?
A virgin queen bees goes on a mating flight when she will mate with around a dozen drones (male bees). This is the only time in her life when she will do this. When she lays an egg, it will already be fertilized from semen stored within her body.
How many times can a female tiger mate in her life?
On average once a year
How many different jobs do bees have?
drones: mate with the queens. queen: mate with the drones make new bees. worker: they build , clean , protect hive , care for young and groom queen.
Are bees sexual creatures?
In that there are male and female bees, yes. The queen and all worker bees are female, and the drones are male, but the drones only mate with a queen, and the queen only mates once in her life, albeit with up to twenty drones. Drones mate only once -- they die afterwards.
Do Koala mate for life?
No. Koalas do not mate for life. A dominant male will mate with as many females as he can.
Do snails mate for life?
no snails do not mate for life. they can have many mates.
Do queen bees mate outside the hive?
yeah they mate and generally they fight for their mates
What happens to male bees?
They mate and die that's it
Where do queen honey bees go to mate?
in the hive
Do quails mate for life?
No...they do not. They take on sometimes two mates at times.
Do drone bees have have stingers?
No
Is spring the time bees mate?
Not necessarily. For honey bees new queens are produced any time from spring to late summer, and they will mate about a week after they emerge from the pupal cell. With bumble bees, new queens are produced towards the end of summer and they will mate before cold weather comes, then hibernate through the winter.
How many mammals mate for pleasure?
Many, many mammals mate for life! For example, Gibbon apes and wolves are two mammals that mate for life.
