How long does a bee live for ? Also, is it true they can sometimes die of exhaustion ? Thanx.What is the life span of a bumble bee ?
Workers live for about four weeks on average;
http://www.bumblebee.org/lifeCcolDev.htm
Queens emerge and mate in the autumn, hibernate until the spring and then start a new colony, dying late the following autumn - so around 12 months for queens;
http://www.bumblebee.org/lifecycle.htm
I doubt that bees really die from exhaustion - more likely this idea has come from people finding dying bees (that have naturally come to the end of the life), and because they are not moving much have assumed that they are exhausted.What is the life span of a bumble bee ?
Bumble bees can live inbetween Summer and Spring unless they are killed inbetween then.
Hrmm. Now look who's mayor. First order of business: Free honey for everyone. Yaaay, Mayor bee - Mayor bee - Mayor bee - Ow! Oh, I stung myself. goodbye, world.
Around me 2 seconds before I kill it. Highly allergic.
http://www.moraybeekeepers.co.uk/solitar鈥?/a>
. I watched the one show last night and i'm sure he said the life span of a bee was six weeks
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