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The queen doesn't, but the workers do. They throw the drones out of the hive to die at the end of the season. It may seem hard, but the queen's egg laying is much reduced, and there will be no new queens until the next season. The drones do no work in the hive -- they are only there to mate with new queens. They would just be a drain on valuable food resources during the winter, and the queen can lay new drone eggs in the spring.
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How many worker bees in a hive?
A hive can have between 20,000 to 60,000 worker bees, depending on the season and size of the colony. These worker bees are responsible for tasks such as foraging, nursing the brood, cleaning the hive, and producing beeswax.
What is the worker bees role in the hive?
They do all the work.
What due you call a male bee?
Drone. There are usually 50-60,000 female bees (worker bees), a few hundred drones and one queen i a hive. The drones are thrown out of the hive and die in autumn. The worker bees keep the queen alive by surrounding her and keeping her at a comfortable body temperature during the winter whatever the temperature may be outside.
Is it a cold winter if bee hive are up high?
No,bees do it in autumn.
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.
Are worker bees male or female?
Worker bees are female. They are non-reproductive females responsible for tasks such as foraging, nursing the young, and building and maintaining the hive.
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.
What is the main job of a worker bee?
Worker bees make honey and protect the hive from danger.
When a large crowd of worker bees leaves the hive what is it called?
A swarm
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.
Where is the queen bee usually?
The queen bee is normally in the hive producing eggs which later turn into bees. She is also yes in the hive but telling the worker bees what to do.
What is a worker bee called that attend to the queen the babies or larvae of the hive?
the bees that take care of the hive and make honey called?" the guardian bees of the hive they take car of the bee hive. the bees that take care of the hive and make honey called?" the guardian bees of the hive they take car of the bee hive.
