The drones are male members of the beehive and are haploid. The drones take 24 days to develop completely from an egg to an adult. They do not have any pollen or nectar collecting organs like that of worker bees. Thus, drones depend on the worker bees for getting food. The drones eat honey during summers and springs and during the winters they are removed from the hive by the worker bees. The main function of the drones is to fertilize the queen during their copulation dance. The drones also help maintain the warmth of the hive so that it helps in the hatching of the eggs.