Comments on: The Broody Bumblebee https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jean https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comment-140537 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:59:04 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3723#comment-140537 i don’t think all her eggs were fertilized the autumn before. I think the queen mated and carries the sperm in a sac inside her. she keeps it viable. When she lays, if she wants to make females, she fertilizes the egg as she lays it, but if she wants to make drones, she does NOT fertilize the egg

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By: Cathy https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-broody-bumblebee-zbwz1711zsau/#comment-70592 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:58:44 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3723#comment-70592 This is a great little article. I accidentally mowed over a bumblebee nest and have been intrigued ever since. This is the best little easy to read info I have seen. I have chickens which makes it so relatable. I have also joined the Bumblebee watch.

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