HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
APICULTURE
Question
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female
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male
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worker
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A drone is a male honey bee. Unlike the female worker bee, drones do not have stingers. They do not gather nectar or pollen and are unable to feed without assistance from worker bees. A drone’s only role is to mate with a maiden queen in nuptial flight.
Detailed explanation-2: -Male bees, unlike worker bees, need not worry about gathering nectar, taking care of newborn bees or building hives. They are often been seen as idlers and are known as drones as they do not have to do any work in the hive. Their primary function is to help the queen bee to produce young ones. Q.
Detailed explanation-3: -Drones are male honey bees, while worker bees are female honey bees. All drones are male honey bees, while all worker bees are female. Don’t get fooled by their names, though, because drones and worker bees are changing and breaking the traditional gender roles.