. ▁After ▁about ▁one ▁month , ▁the ▁first ▁worker ▁generation ▁will ▁h atch . ▁They ▁will ▁assist ▁the ▁queen ▁in ▁for aging ▁and ▁inc ub ating ▁the ▁bro od . ▁The ▁col ony ▁will ▁grow ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁as ▁workers ▁and ▁male ▁d ron es ▁are ▁re ared . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁a ▁new ▁cl utch ▁of ▁que ens ▁will ▁be ▁born . ▁Upon ▁m atur ation , ▁they ▁will ▁ ▁leave ▁the ▁nest ▁to ▁mate , ▁and ▁then ▁will ▁hibernate ▁for ▁the ▁winter ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁their ▁turn ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁col ony . ▁ ▁M ating ▁hab its ▁ ▁Re product ive ▁be es ▁are ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁portion ▁of ▁B . ▁v os nes ens ki i ▁life ▁cycle . ▁Upon ▁m atur ation , ▁the ▁que ens ▁will ▁leave ▁the ▁nest ▁to ▁seek ▁m ates . ▁They ▁will ▁meet ▁with ▁re product ive ▁males ▁who ▁have ▁left ▁their ▁colon ies . ▁These ▁male ▁be es ▁will ▁pat rol ▁in ▁circ uits ▁until ▁they ▁encounter ▁a ▁suitable ▁mate . ▁ ▁Kin ▁recognition ▁ ▁The ▁que ens ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁show ▁no ▁preference ▁for ▁inc ub ating ▁their ▁own ▁bro od ▁versus ▁the ▁bro ods ▁of ▁other ▁que ens ▁within ▁their ▁own ▁species . ▁However , ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁between ▁their ▁bro ods ▁and ▁the ▁bro ods ▁of ▁other ▁related ▁be e ▁species . ▁These , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁inc ub ate . ▁This ▁behavior al ▁pattern ▁indicates ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁species