Explain term drones in apiculture.
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A drone is a male honey bee. Unlike the female worker bee, drones do not have stingers and gather neither nectar nor pollen. A drone's primary role is to mate with an unfertilized queen.
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Information on term Drones in apiculture:-
- 1. In this about 100 male bees are present in one hive.
- 2. 7-15 mm is the approximate length.
- 3. In drones some glands like Salvary glands, wax Secreting glands are present.
- 4. Exactly same as queen for the nutrition they take help from the worker bees.
- 5. The sole duty of this type of bees is to fertilize the queen.
- 6. Actually drones are produced from unfertilized eggs so in them they will have just 16 chromosomes.
- 7. Stings are not present in this category.
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