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At most a year. Newly-mated queens hatched in late summer will hibernate through the winter to start the next season's colonies. All others will die as the cold weather comes.
A honey bee queen usually lives for three to five years.
Drones (males) can live for up to about four months, but will die after mating at any age, and at the end of summer all drones will be thrown out of the hive by the workers and will die.
Worker bees (all female). Honey bees don't hibernate, but won't fly from the hive if it is too cold. Workers that stay in the hive over winter can live for four to six months, but workers that go out to forage in the summer will usually only live about six weeks. Basically, a foraging bee wears itself out.
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Why did the bees kill their queen?
Bees kill their queen because their queen might be to old or the queen might have a diesease
Why do bees live in beehives?
Honey bees are kept in beehives by beekeepers but their natural habitat is in forests, usually within the hollow of an old tree.
What is the possessive form of bees?
The possessive form of the plural noun 'bees' is bees'.Example: The bees' humming is a sound of summer.
Are female drone bees actually called Lez-bees?
Actually, the 'worker-bees' are 'Lez-Bees'.
Why do bees do the waggling dance?
When bees dance, they are communicating with other bees.
