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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.
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.
How many drones in a bee hive?
A typical bee hive can contain thousands of drones, which are male bees. However, the number of drones can vary depending on the season and the health of the hive. Drones play a key role in mating with the queen bee.
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.
What are male bees are called?
The male bee is referred to as a Drone. These male bees are kept on standby during the summer for mating with a virgin queen. Because the drone has a barbed sex organ, mating is followed by death of the drone. There are only 300-3000 drones in a hive. The drone does not have a stinger. Because they are of no use in the winter, drones are expelled from the hive in the autumn.
When was The Drones created?
The Drones was created in 2000.
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.
