Not so lucky, Jan. If memory serves me correctly the male drones are run
out of the hive after they fertilize the Queen. I don't imagine the life of
a single male bee is very long.
Charlie
On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 3:12 PM Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The ratio of the hive population is about 100 females to every male.
>
> Lucky guys!
>
> :::: Given an infinite source of energy, population growth still produces
> an inescapable problem. The problem of the acquisition of energy is
> replaced by the problem of its dissipation. -- Garrett Hardin <
> http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Garrett+Hardin> ::::
> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
>
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