VALENTINES MAY NOT BE “ALL THAT” FOR BEES

If you are a male bee, getting to mate is a once-in-a-lifetime deal.  As such, you must give it your all.  Literally.  A young queen bee will mate for just a short time before establishing a new colony and spending the rest of her life popping out babies.  That said, males have a tiny change of mating and competition is fierce.  Once a male catches the female and mates, he will explode (literally) leaving part of his body as a chastity belt of sorts.