" The queen bee has control over the sex of the eggs she lays. If she uses stored sperm to fertilize the egg, the larva that hatches is female. If the egg is left unfertilized, the larva that hatches is male. This means that female bees inherit genes from their mothers and their fathers, while male bees inherit only genes from their mothers. —NED BLOODWORTH’S BEEKEEPER’S JOURNAL "

― Karen White , Flight Patterns