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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: montauk170 on April 29, 2011, 01:48:35 AM

Title: Drones in Honey Supers
Post by: montauk170 on April 29, 2011, 01:48:35 AM
Tons of drones in the honey supers and they are getting fat on the honey!  :-x
Do you exclude them?

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Title: Re: Drones in Honey Supers
Post by: Michael Bush on April 29, 2011, 03:07:40 AM
The drones have an important and energy dependent job to do.  Every afternoon they have to fly to the DCA (Drone Congregation Area) and troll for queens.  They fly until they are exhausted and then return to the hive.  If they did not do this job there would be no fertile queens and therefore no honey bees.
Title: Re: Drones in Honey Supers
Post by: forrestcav on April 29, 2011, 10:27:00 AM
They sound like some college students. Eat and trol for females.