Butter Together: The icing to my cookie

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Butter Together: The icing to my cookie

Did you know that bee colonies kick the drones out at the beginning of winter? Apparently, they are dead weight because they drain honey reserves but don’t otherwise benefit the colony during cold months. (Drones are male bees. I feel like this is the bees’ answer to the patriarchy.) Did you know that bees will go to the outside of the hive during summer when they get hot, clump up, and fan themselves? It’s called – wait for it – “bearding” beca…