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Posted on 11/21/2025 7:23:50 AM PST by Red Badger
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Bee menopause, who knew.
Buncha angry broads, and the queen’s the only one getting any action.
This seems like a bad idea. (I’m not a beekeeper but plan to give it a shot when I retire, so I’ve read a lot).
If the workers detect that the queen isn’t laying enough eggs they decide to replace her. AS THEY SHOULD. It’s about colony and gene survival at that point. (The avg lifespan of the worker bee is only 6 weeks!). If you spray this pheromone to trick the workers into thinking the queen is OK, that could lead to her not laying ANY eggs, and giving the workers no time to work on a new queen, leading to colony failure.
That’s what I understood from reading this post, any beekeepers get something else and can correct me?
That seems correct................
Found out queen is a democrat amd nagged too much.
The resilience of LIFE built into its design is amazing.
“And I can still hear her complain!”
Inspecting a hive and finding supersedure cells can place a beekeeper in a difficult position. I may leave one or two and continue to monitor the colony, but bees are meticulous and will build supersedure cells even in strong, healthy hives. Removing all of them risks leaving the colony without a queen if the current one fails.
It is more important to focus on swarm cells and manage the hive based on their presence. Once a swarm cell is built, the colony has usually made its decision.
Leave at least one supersedure cell and remove the swarm cells.
“When in the course of bee events...”
How much was spent on this. The queen’s job is reproduction. When she can’t do that she’s replaced. Is this ground breaking research??
It apparently has been happening much too frequently...............
This is what happens in a matrimonial society. In a patriarchy, the king just finds another babe to crank out kids. To quote Mel Brooks, “It’s good to be the king!”
matrimonial?..............matriarchal?......... 😁
“OOOOPS! Still, it’s good to be the king!”
Not in a bee kingdom!...............
BRAVE AI:
Male bees, known as drones, have a singular purpose within a honeybee hive: to mate with a virgin queen bee.
They do not perform tasks such as foraging for nectar or pollen, producing honey, building comb, or defending the hive.
Drones are larger than worker bees, have bigger compound eyes, and lack a stinger.
They are fed by worker bees and spend their lives waiting for the queen’s mating flight, which typically occurs in the spring or early summer.
During the mating flight, the queen flies to a drone congregation area where she mates with multiple drones in mid-air.
The mating process is fatal for the drone: his endophallus is ripped from his body during insemination, causing immediate death.
The queen can mate with up to 20 drones during her flight and stores their sperm in her spermatheca for the rest of her life, using it to fertilize eggs.
After mating season ends, drones are no longer needed. As winter approaches and resources become scarce, worker bees expel the remaining drones from the hive.
This is done by either starving them or physically pushing them out, often with their wings bitten off.
Once outside, drones cannot survive the cold and either starve or freeze to death.
This behavior ensures the colony conserves food and space during the winter months.
Drones contribute to the colony’s genetic diversity by passing on their genes to future queens, which is essential for the long-term health and survival of the hive.
Despite their short lives and lack of labor, drones play a vital role in the reproductive cycle of the colony.
“Maybe because she’s a bitch”
(I said that once to my girlfriend’s sister when they were dumbfounded that a “regular” guy dumped a beautiful celebrity actress a while back.)
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