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Worker bees are all female, and are all offspring of the queen. But there are males in the hive called drones. Drones fly off to reproduce with other young queens who will start a new colony.
- Do male bees stay in the hive?
- What happens to male bees in a hive?
- Do male bees get kicked out of the hive?
- What do male bees do after mating?
Do male bees stay in the hive?
Drones are the larger bees hanging around hives. They live there during the spring and summer but regularly leave to find Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs), in the hope of being part of a mating flight. The primary focus for a drone is to mate with a queen.
What happens to male bees in a hive?
Male bees, or drones, don't do any work. They make up roughly ten percent of the colony's population, and they spend their whole lives eating honey and waiting for the opportunity to mate.
Do male bees get kicked out of the hive?
If there are no queens around to mate with, then drones are a suck on resources and worker bees stop rearing drones. Any drones left get booted out of the hive. In fall, it is common to see drones being pulled out by worker bees or drones lying dead in the grass.
What do male bees do after mating?
Male honey bees are only able to mate seven to 10 times during a mating flight, and after mating, a drone dies quickly, as his abdomen rips open when his endophallus is removed. Even drones that survive the mating flight are ejected from their nests, as they have served their sole purpose by mating.
