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Killing the Drones
Season 10 Episode 1: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Killing the Drones
As autumn arrives, worker honey bees turn against the drones they fed and tolerated all summer. But what triggers their eviction? Is it cold, shorter days, dwindling forage or something else? We explore the strange seasonal ritual known as the killing of the drones, including what happens in tropical colonies and whether an expelled drone understands what is happening to him.
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Recorded October 2026 in Calgary.
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