The Drone is a male bee, whose only real role is to mate with a queen. But not the queen from his colony. Characterised by a large body and eyes twice the size of a worker bee, The Drone is raised for mating in spring and dies off, or is ejected from the hive, in autumn. He does not forage, construct comb, or perform any other helpful function within the hive, except on occasion when he might fan his wings to help cool the hive – mostly, he’s a drain on resources. In spring, he will leave the hi