The males, or drones, are larger than the workers and are present only in early summer. The workers and queens have stingers, whereas the drones are stingless.

Do drone bees bite?

Drones, male bees, are not physically capable of doing work around the hive. They can't sting, can't collect pollen or nectar, can't take care of the larvae, etc. They pretty much do only two things: eat and mate. Queens are produced when the weather is nice enough for them to mate, preferably over 70 and not windy.

Do drone bees do anything?

Drones are male bees and their sole purpose is to mate with the queen: they don't work, don't make honey and can't sting. Since a queen only needs to mate once, most of the drones won't even get the chance to fulfil their role. ... You can recognize drones because they are stouter and a little bit longer than worker bees.