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lopis 81 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Magnolias are so old that they're pollinated by be...

Interesting. I never thought worker bees retained any mating instincts.

geonineties 81 days ago [–]

AFAIK worker bees are female. Drones are male and don't actually gather any honey, but just go around looking for a queen to mate with.

kaybe 81 days ago | [–]

Many bee species are solitary.

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