Male bee

True or False... The male honey bees (also called drones), have no stinger and do no work. All they do is mate. #bees #nature #drone #life

bee mating flight

Scientists said queens which mated with more than one worker were more likely to produce infertile offspring, otherwise known as diploid males. Stingless bees are found in Brazil.

Female vs Male Honey Bee

Because a male bee lays no eggs, it doesn't have an ovipositor. And without one, it doesn't have a stinger. However, some have other armor.

Closeup on a yellow banded male seven-toothed Red-resin solitary bee, Rhodanthidium septemdentatum sitting in vegetation royalty free stock images, #yellow, #Advertisement, #solitary, #images, #ad

Photos and information to identify Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers and males

Washington State friends, don't read this. You don't have these there. But for my friends in the southern and eastern U.S., including Missouri, remember when you see these huge bees hovering around, looking like bumblebees but with a big white spot on their faces, they are male carpenter bees and they can't sting. While the females (who don't have the white spot and can sting) hang around in and by their holes in the wood, these males just goof off and stare at you with curiosity, showing…

Castes of the western honey bee Apis mellifera: worker, queen, and drone.