Lazy boy??

Last year I had a male bumble bee go to town with no problems. He knew what to do his first round and I ended up with a 8 egg clutch. This year the same male and female are together and the male is just laying there. He is eating well, the low side temps are about 78-82 high is 85-90. He has been put with 2 different females and he acts the same. Each female always lays ontop of him and squishes him in a corner.. lol!! he is 800 grams now and 1 female is 1100 and the other is 1800. Any idea's or am I just getting frustrated way to early?? It's been 3 weeks of chilln' with the girls.

It's a long season that just started, I have several males doing that here too, but have also had a few lock ups with other males.
I have two males that are between 600 and 700 grams and neither has done much even though their girls have scented up the tubs each time I placed them in the girls tubs.

This hobby will teach a person patience or show them how little patience they possess :P
Good luck with your season :gj:

Thanks. I only have last season to go off of for a comparison and they locked up almost right off the bat in nov.. but didn't actauly get eggs till july... It's a big fun learning experience!!

I just introduced the males into the females tubs and the male are just cruising around exploring, like the females aren't even there. But thats common I guess!
Patients.....patients.......patients!

i know exactly what ur dealing with. my boy remo is just as lazy. lol he is a moma's boy and would rather be held my me than mate. it's cute but id really like him to mate with the female's.

This guy defenetly likes to be on the bottem... he lay UNDER the girls... lol