For those of you who do not know there are three kinds of bees in my hive. One queen, dozens of drones, and thousands of workers.
The queen is the most important, she lays eggs and creates pheromones
The workers are also important, they work all day and night all their lives making honey
The drones are male, they do not lay eggs, or work. They hang-out and eat, if a new queen needs to be mated they are useful, but they can go years without doing anything.
The plus side of drones is that they can easily be identified (Big eyes and non-pointy abdomen) and they do not have a stinger. So if their wings get wet you can pick one up and let it crawl around on your hand.
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