Where do bee's go in the winter?

Bees generally go into a form of hibernation during the winter. They don't sleep, but they become more inactive, keeping within the hive to conserve energy and heat. In the wild, the honey that bees produce is to help them get through the winter and have food for the brood of workers that will be born in spring. Domesticated bees do the same, but beekeepers take part of their honey and, in the spring, they supply the bees with ultra rich syrup for the new brood of bees. Beekeepers also place restrictors in the hive openings that will hep keep heat in the hive.Where do bee's go in the winter?
It depends on the species of bee.


Bumble Bees:


';Typically, only inseminated queens overwinter and do so underground. During the spring, bumble bee queens select a suitable subterranean cavity or surface grass clump as a nesting site and lays eggs. ';


http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/bumb鈥?/a>





Honey bees:


';Workers live for 5-7 weeks in summer, except ones that develop in autumn and overwinter in the hive. ';


http://www.west-ext.com/honey_bee.html





Other bees may do different things.Where do bee's go in the winter?
Many die or hibernate in hives.





This link describes it in detail:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_clus鈥?/a>