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What is the problem with drones?
Is there a problem with drones? There are around four hundred in a colony. They do no work and their only purpose is to mate with a virgin queen after which they die. At the end of the breeding season, the remaining drones are evicted by the workers (infertile females) and die as they are unable to forage for food.
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.
Honey bee drones do?
mate with the new queens
What is the role of the drones?
It's role is to mate with the queen
Can queens mate drones of outher hives?
Not necessarily
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 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 the drones the only male honey bees?
Yes, drones are the only male honey bees. Their eyes are larger than those of workers (non-fertile females) or queens (fertile females), which aids them in finding a queen. Their bodies are larger than workers, but smaller than queens. They only serve one purpose; to mate with a queen. Once they have mated, they die.
What is the Average life span of Drone bee?
They can live for up to around four months.At the end of summer, regardless of their age, the drones are evicted from the hive by the workers and they die. This is because there will be no more queens to mate that season and drones do no work in the hive so would just be a drain on resources. New drones are produced the following spring.
What purpose do drones serve?
The only purpose of the drone bees is to mate with the queen.
Are bee workers only girls?
Yes, bee workers are only girls. The boys (drones) do no work in the hive.
What happens to the male bee?
Male bees, also known as drones, do not have stingers and do not collect food for the hive. Their main purpose is to mate with the queen bee. After mating, the drones die.
