Question

Drones in a bee colony are sterile females.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Apiculture.

1. Rearing honeybees for obtaining honey and wax is called apiculture.
2. The artificial beehives where honeybees are cultured and bred to get honey and wax, are called apiaries.
3. An apiary includes 40-50 million bees in one hive.
4. One beehive contains one functional female which lays eggs, i.e., the queen, some males called drones and the rest worker bees that are sterile females.

Final answer: The given statement is false.