joke_explainer posted:

No, it's a sealed box, average over time the bees don't become weightless when they fly, they are exerting force downward and that force is exactly equal to their weight to allow them to fly. Some force is applied to the walls of the box, so it translates downwards. You'll see fluctuation from force when they land or take off, but the overall weight is always the same. This was actually a mythbusters episode, tho with birds and not bees. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVeP6oqH-Qo