Do bees die when they sting

Most bees don’t die when they sting.

In fact, bumblebees, carpenter bees, and mason bees can all sting multiple times without dying. This is because they don’t lose their stinger during the process.

You see, a bee’s stinger is a vital organ that’s attached to its abdomen. So if the stinger gets pulled out, the bee loses crucial organs. However, most bee species can sting without losing their stinger.

But honeybees aren’t so lucky.

Honeybees are one of the only bee species that die after stinging humans or other mammals.

This is because they have barbed stingers that “hook” into the skin. As a result, their stinger gets left behind once the honeybee tries to fly away. This not only rips out the bee’s stinger, but it also pulls out its abdomen.

Not good.