A worker honey bee lives for about 6 weeks in summer and 6 months in winter. In the summer the 'busy bee' literally works itself to death. In the winter there is little for the bee to do except keep...
A honey bee queen can live from three to five years. A drone can live for up to four months, but will die after mating, whatever its age. Drones are also not wanted by the colony over winter, so are...
When confined to the hive over the winter, a worker bee can live up to four to six months, but when out foraging in the summer they usually live for about six weeks.