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When she is about five to seven days old a queen will leave the hive on a mating flight. She will mate with up to twenty drones then return to the hive. This is the only time she will mate.
Worker bees are all female, but never mate.
Drones (males) mate once only, then they die.
What else can I help you with?
Do queen bees mate outside the hive?
yeah they mate and generally they fight for their mates
Are bees sexual creatures?
In that there are male and female bees, yes. The queen and all worker bees are female, and the drones are male, but the drones only mate with a queen, and the queen only mates once in her life, albeit with up to twenty drones. Drones mate only once -- they die afterwards.
How many times does a cheetah mate in its lifetime?
as many as it wants..
Do honey bees have fathers?
Yes. At some point in her life, the queen bee mates. She will leave the hive where she was born and mate several times over a period of days. Then she carries the sperm of the males within her to fertilize the eggs she lays throughout the rest of her life. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on beekeeping, and it is a very interesting read.
What male Bees are known as?
Male bees are known as drones. They are larger than female worker bees and do not have stingers. Their main role is to mate with the queen bee.
How many times can a female tiger mate in her life?
On average once a year
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.
Do Koala mate for life?
No. Koalas do not mate for life. A dominant male will mate with as many females as he can.
Do snails mate for life?
no snails do not mate for life. they can have many mates.
Do queen bees mate outside the hive?
yeah they mate and generally they fight for their mates
What happens to male bees?
They mate and die that's it
Where do queen honey bees go to mate?
in the hive
Are bees sexual creatures?
In that there are male and female bees, yes. The queen and all worker bees are female, and the drones are male, but the drones only mate with a queen, and the queen only mates once in her life, albeit with up to twenty drones. Drones mate only once -- they die afterwards.
Do quails mate for life?
No...they do not. They take on sometimes two mates at times.
Do drone bees have have stingers?
No
Is spring the time bees mate?
Not necessarily. For honey bees new queens are produced any time from spring to late summer, and they will mate about a week after they emerge from the pupal cell. With bumble bees, new queens are produced towards the end of summer and they will mate before cold weather comes, then hibernate through the winter.
How many times does a cheetah mate in its lifetime?
as many as it wants..
