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The queen bees do not do work, besides laying eggs.
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Can you get male Queen Bees?
No, all queen bees are female, as are all worker bees. The male bees are called drones.
Do queen bees work?
No, they do not.
What kind of bees do not work?
The above is WRONG, worker bees are the sterile female bees that do do all the work. The bees that do no work in the hive are the male "drone" bees that the hive produces each summer. They have one function only, to mate with new queen bees.
Which type of honey bees does not work?
The drones (male bees) don't work. Their only purpose is to mate with a virgin queen.
What is the name given to the bees that do not work?
Drones. Drones are male bees and account for about 1% of the bees in a honey bee colony. Their only purpose is to mate with a virgin queen.
How do bees work in their hive?
Bees work as a team so they get the work done for the queen the female bee is the worker and the drone bee is the male bee.The drone bee does no work but the worker bee does all the work.But when the queen and drones are laying down they die. also bee hives are made of wax from the bees abdomen[bottom].bees make the hive of a matter of plant and turn it to paste to build the nest.
How do you get queen bees?
you have to exterminate the working bees to get to the queen bees
Are worker bees boys?
All worker bees are female. The males are called drones, who do no work in the hive. They only live for one thing: to mate with a new queen.
Opposite of queen bee?
The queen bee is female, so are all worker bees. The male bees are called drones.
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.
How does the queen become the queen?
She is born a queen and different from other bees. She will leave her birth nest and mate, then start her own colony. All of the bees there are her children. :)
What sex of bees live there?
The queen and all worker bees are female, the drones are male.
