Did you know... that the lives of drone bees living in the hive are completely different from those of all other bees? Drones are male bees, and their entire existence is dedicated to a single purpose— to mate with new queen bees and continue the colony's breeding. They neither bring pollen, nor produce wax, nor provide protection. On warm, calm afternoons, they fly off and gather at specific locations where queens are born. They conduct their "mating flight" mid-air, and the successful drone en

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1.7K views · 49 reactions | Drone bee emerging from his cell.  The lifecycle of drone, worker, and queen bees all follow a four-stage process: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. From egg to adult the timing goes: Queen - 16 days Worker 21 days Drone -24 days #beesarecool #beefact #honeybee #macrobees #shotoniphone | Macro Bees | Facebook

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