The buzzing sound fills the air in a well-equipped laboratory located in Elgersburg,…

The buzzing sound fills the air in a well-equipped laboratory located in Elgersburg, Thuringia, where the foundation for quality honeybee breeding is being laid. On this warm July day, five participants in a specialized course are learning the intricacies of this process. They work at lab tables with large glass-enclosed boxes housing drone bees, creating a deep hum. Using a tiny pipette in one hand and a drone in the other, they aim to stimulate the drones to ejaculation by gently pressing on their bodies until a noticeable drop of sperm forms. The pipette is then carefully used to collect the sperm.