Erika Thompson is the owner and founder of Texas Beeworks: an organization promoting public awareness and education about the valuable work bees and beekeepers do. www.texasbeeworks.com
The lifespan of a female worker bee varies throughout the year.
The queen can live about five years.
A honey bee colony is about 95% female.
Once they mate with a queen, their endophallus rips out of their abdominal cavity and they fall to the ground.
Without a queen, a colony can't continue.
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