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- Queens usually hibernate underground in the season of winter.
- They emerge out of hibernation within the season of spring and start to establish the foundations of a new nest and lay eggs. Often seeking the bases to their nest from abandoned mouse holes.
- Over the next couple of months the nest expands, inclusive of the bumble bee population.
- Workers support the growth of the nest and raise the reproductive queens offspring.
- The Queen continues to reproduce eggs.
- Towards the season of autumn, the nest produces numerous males and females which then reproduce.
- Within the winter season, these new queens hibernate predominantly in warm haven.
- Nests most commonly die off, although few do survive. Thus includes all males, workers and old queens dying off.
- A colony has the ability to produce a population of 200 worker.
- Worker bumble bees life span is short and often only lasts between three to six weeks.
- A queen bumble bees life span is far greater, lasting up to a year.
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