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Interesting. I never thought worker bees retained any mating instincts.

• geonineties 2mo ago
  AFAIK worker bees are female. Drones are male and don't actually gather any honey, but just go around looking for a queen to mate with.
  • kaybe 2mo ago
    Many bee species are solitary.
  • lopis 2mo ago
    Right but do they pollinate significantly?