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> If drones do thus congregate, and the queens go to this congregation, it must be apparent to all, that, where there are any bees in the woods, or bees kept by the farmers within the flying distance of drones, our queen will stand a poor chance of mating one of the desired drones,
Therein lies the persistent bane of the bee breeder's existence. One hundred and thirteen years after Doolittle's afternoon respite, and the issue is still being researched.
>Our findings support the idea that there is an orientation phase during which drones explore several DCA’s before each drone stays at 1 DCA, and energetic choices made by drones in relation to flight distances seem to be important. The choice of the nearer DCA would permit the drone to prolong his presence at the DCA and increase his chances to mate: “the nearer the better”!
>The nearer the better? Drones (Apis mellifera) prefer nearer drone congregation areas
N. Koeniger, G. Koeniger & H. Pechhacker (2005)
Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT
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