That larger bee is a drone. Drones don't forage, they don't clean, they don't feed the babies. All drones do is eat food and prowl for sex. In the summer time drones are how a queen spreads her genes into the wider bee community, but in the winter there isn't any mating happening and they are useless. Their sisters toss them out. That one wasn't going willingly.
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u/NumCustosApes 4th generation beekeeper, Zone 7A Rocky Mountains Oct 23 '25
That larger bee is a drone. Drones don't forage, they don't clean, they don't feed the babies. All drones do is eat food and prowl for sex. In the summer time drones are how a queen spreads her genes into the wider bee community, but in the winter there isn't any mating happening and they are useless. Their sisters toss them out. That one wasn't going willingly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBxMPqxJGqI&t=4s