Ive noticed several drones coming and going from the hives - what are they doing other than simply flying around... I assume that the queen has already been bred and that she's inside laying therefore what are the drone doing out flying around? I assume this is normal activity so.... Just curious.
David
Hi dfizer,
The drones you see coming out of a hive are on there way to mate with a new queen from another colony. That's their job; spreading the genetics of their colony. They have nothing to do with the queen in their hive.
Other than that they do nothing. Look up drones in your bee books.