[pct-l] Bees

[Bob Bankhead]

With bees and wasps, the Queen and all workers are female.

Drones are males, and serve only reproductive functions. There are very few in each colony and once the queen has mated with one, the remaining drones are driven out of the hive to die. The drone that flew away with the queen doesn't return from his experience.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bees



  On Nov 10, 2009, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
  > Next time you see one of these gals, thank
  > her for the vital gifts her species contributes to our world.

  Are they female? I always thought drones were male and the only  
  female was the queen.

  I agree bees are wonderful creatures. I like to "give" bees from  
  Heifer International for Christmas gifts. But as a person who has  
  been stung by swarms of angry yellow jackets, I try to stay as far  
  away from bees as I can get. I have to admit the few times I saw  
  yellow jackets on the PCT I freaked out. I think one time I even  
  screamed and ran for my life. I get really jumpy around them. It's  
  totally irrational.

  Diane
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