Title: Honey Bee Control, Management, & Treatment: Honey Bee Info
Headings: Honey Bees
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Honey Bees
What is a honey bee?
Honey Bee Identification
Pest Stats
Color
Legs
Shape
Size
Antennae
Region
What do honey bees look like?
Honey Bee Photos
Honey Bee Infestation
Honey Bee Control & Management
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Honey Bee Sting Treatment
Honey Bee Education
Habits
Habitat
Threats

Content: During the summer, workers live for only about 5 to 7 weeks, but those emerging in the autumn will over winter. Drones (males) appear periodically and have short lifespans, usually living for only a few weeks. Threats
Worker bees have barbed stingers and when used, the stinger, poison sac, and associated tissue are torn from the bee body. If the stinger is not removed immediately, muscle contractions will drive the stinger deeper and deeper into the skin, creating greater time for toxin injection. In addition, the stinger gives off a pheromone which attracts other bees and induces an alarm and attack behavior. Therefore, immediate removal of the stinger is honey recommended. The Africanized honey bee will pursue the intruder or victim for up to a quarter of a mile, whereas the European honey bee will pursue for only about 30 feet. The normal reaction to bee stings is local pain for a few minutes followed by swelling at the sting site, which subsides in a few hours. Itching and heat may last for a few hours. People allergic to insect stings will have a more severe reaction.