{"id":310,"date":"2023-12-01T22:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T06:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slh-saratoga.ddns.net\/?p=310"},"modified":"2023-12-03T20:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:47:27","slug":"the-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slh-saratoga.ddns.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/the-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/slh-saratoga.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drone_txt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slh-saratoga.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drone_txt.jpg 308w, https:\/\/slh-saratoga.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/drone_txt-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drones, originating from unfertilized eggs, are sizable male bees whose only goal in life is to mate with a queen from another hive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While they are waiting for a mating opportunity they have a charmed life &#8211; they don&#8217;t work in the hive, don&#8217;t make honey and can&#8217;t defend the hive as they can&#8217;t sting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drones life is, however, not long, if they mate with a queen they die afterwards.  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