• Honey bee colonies can survive through winter.
  • Forming a winter cluster which helps them to keep warm and survive the cold temperatures.
  • No eggs are laid over this period.
  • When the warm temperatures emerge, the queen will start to reproduce eggs.
  • The Queen continues to reproduce eggs. Approximately 1000 eggs per day – roughly one egg every 20 seconds.
  • Over the summer season the nest expands, inclusive of the honey bee population.
  • Workers support the growth of the nest and raise the reproductive queens offspring. 
  • Towards the season of autumn, the nest produces numerous males and females which then reproduce.
  • Life spans vary vastly, depending on requirements within the colony.
  • Worker honey bees life span is anywhere between a six to seven weeks.
  • Drone honey bees life span is anything between a few weeks to up to four to six months.
  • A queen honey bees life span is far greater, lasting anywhere from two to three or four years.