the queen leaves the hive ONCE to mate. she can fly up to a mile to find a drone (male honey bee). when they meet she does a dance and the drone injects her with sperm. once the process is complete she flies away leaving the dead drone carcass.
Bees don't reproduce asexually. The queen is the only reproductive female in the colony. She is mated by one or more males throughout her life span, and thus lays fertilized eggs which turn into drones.
In a hive, there can be multiple queen bees present, but usually only one queen bee will dominate and lay eggs.
An example of polygeny is when a male bee mates with multiple queen bees in a honeybee colony. This leads to genetic diversity within the colony and ensures that the colony's reproductive needs are met efficiently.
The drone bee's penis, called the endophallus, is used to transfer sperm to the queen bee during mating. It is designed to fit into the queen's reproductive tract and release sperm. The anatomy of the drone bee's penis includes a barbed tip that helps secure it inside the queen during mating. This process is essential for fertilizing the queen's eggs and ensuring the survival of the beehive.
Queen bee clones are created through a process called "supersedure," where worker bees select a larva and feed it royal jelly to develop into a new queen. These queen bee clones play a crucial role in the hive's hierarchy as they are the only fertile female bees responsible for laying eggs and maintaining the colony's population. They are the leaders of the hive and are essential for its survival and reproduction.
Before it mates the queen bee has wings, but when it mates the wings fall off. The bee it has mated with flies away to never be seen or dies.
a drone
A queen bee typically mates once in her lifetime during a mating flight where she mates with multiple drones. This single mating session provides enough sperm for the queen to lay eggs for the rest of her life, which can last several years.
Yes, queen bees can kill their mates. This behavior, known as mating flight aggression, typically occurs after the queen has successfully mated, and she may become aggressive towards any remaining males.
Queens and all worker bees are female. The males are called drones -- and they don't have a sting.
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A male bee is called a drone.
the queen mates with some bees and gives birth to lots of mini bee babies LOL XD
a matter of size
Worker bee. Queen bee just sits around and like has babies or something.
The drone bee mates with the queen. In the hot summers they may also help in the "hive ventilation" process. They are not capable in doing any others jobs.
A queen bee is the dominant female bee in a colony. She is responsible for laying eggs and maintaining the hive's population.