How Bees Stay Warm

Have you ever found yourself wondering how honeybees survive in the winter?  No, they don't hibernate. 

While most of the natural world sleeps, the colony is working hard all winter to survive.  To stay warm, worker bees form a tight cluster around the Queen. By disconnecting their wing muscles and vibrating their bodies, they create kinetic energy to "shiver" the hive temperature up to a balmy 95 degrees Fahrenheit, even when it's freezing outside.  They take turns rotating from the cold outer edge to the warm center, proving that teamwork is the ultimate survival skill.