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What do the drones do during the winter?
Because they are of no use in the winter, drones are expelled from the hive in the autumn.
What do the drones do during the winter when food runs out?
They are ejected from the hive before the start of winter.
What happens to drones in the fall?
Drones are thrown out of the hive by the workers at the end of the foraging season and they die.
How many drones in a bee hive?
In the average bee hive there can be around 200 drones during the summer. There are none in the winter because they would have been evicted during the autumn by the workers.
Are all bees female?
Not quite. The queen and all worker bees are female. In summer, in each hive there will be somewhere between 200 and 500 males which are called drones. In winter there will be no drones.
Are they any live wasps or queen in the nest in the winter?
Yes, the queen will over-winter in the nest with her workers. It is the males (drones) that may be kicked out to preserve food supplies over winter.
When do winter happens?
Winter happens every year in December
Why are drones thrown out of the hive in May?
It might be May for you, but the time at which the drones are evicted from the hive varies according to where you are. For me in the UK it is at the end of August. Drones have only one purpose in life: to mate with a new queen, but this will only happen during the active (honey collecting) part of the season. When autumn/fall comes there will be no new queens until next spring. Honey bees don't hibernate, and the honey they made is their store of food for the winter. The drones would just be an extra drain on the winter food resources and their presence is of no advantage to the colony, so they are got rid of. More drones can be produced next spring. Harsh, but that's nature.
How long does a young beaver stay with its parents?
Look all worker bees (and drones) are the queen bee's young after the larvae are grown then they work accept the drones they mate then die in the winter because the workers push them out of the hive.
When was The Drones created?
The Drones was created in 2000.
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.
When do bees come out of hibernation?
Honey bees don't hibernate. They remain active through the winter, but will not leave the hive if the temperature is too low. That is why they make honey: it is their food for the winter. Bumble bee queens will find a sheltered place to wait out the winter. The drones and workers will die as the temperature falls. In the spring, when it gets warm enough, the queen comes out and looks for a new nest site and starts producing new drones and workers.
