To remember this word, think of the male bee - drone - who doesn't work.

The male bees have developed two distinct tactics of securing a mate.

What happens to a male bee after he mates with the queen?

Towards the end of summer the queen lays some unfertilized eggs which develop into male bees.

The male bee builds his territory around the plant, for example.

The male bee tries to fight the spider, and the female escapes.

Well, for one, real male bees don't have stingers or make honey.

Drones are the male bees of the colony.

The town's name is thought to mean "the open land where there are drones (male bees)".

Thus, a male bee always has one parent, and a female bee has two.