Which of the following is the best reason for the smaller number of drone bees, compared to the number of worker bees in the beehive

1. The drones are always away from the hive pollinating flowers.
2. Because worker bees are smaller than drone, bees more workers can fit into a small place.
3. It takes one drone to fertilize a queen, so only a small small number of drones are necessary at any one time.
4. Live a long time because they do little work
5. There is not an excess of honey to feed mini drone bees.

3. It takes one drone to fertilize a queen, so only a small number of drones are necessary at any one time.