How long do bees live?
• Overwinter, the worker bees (female honeybees) can live from 4 to 6 months. During the summer they only live 4 to 6 weeks as they literally “wear” themselves out harvesting honey. The queens can live 2-3 years or more, although the bees will consider her old after 2 years & try to replace her. The honeybees start raising drones (the male bees) in spring & since their only purpose is for reproduction, any still alive in the fall get kicked out to perish.
