Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep). Zolpidem belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. Zolpidem comes as a tablet (Ambien) and an extended-release (long-acting) tablet (Ambien CR) to take by mouth. Zolpidem also comes as a sublingual tablet (Edluar, Intermezzo) to place under the tongue and an oral spray (Zolpimist) which is sprayed into the mouth over the tongue.
Confidence votes 149. Worker bees live 6 to 8 weeks in summer, depending on conditions. A queen can live 1 to 4 years, but in a managed colony is replaced yearly. Drones live 6 to 8 weeks, or less if evicted on approach of winter, or if, when sexually mature at 16 days they mate, they will die. A queen bee can live for two to five years.
About the Honey Bee. Honey bee eggs vary in development time: a queen will take 16 days to hatch, a worker 21 days and a drone takes 24 days.The worker bees are all female and begin life in the hive as a nurse bee feeding the brood (larvae), keeping the hive clean and regulating the hive temperature by fanning their wings.fter about 3 weeks, when its wings are strong enough, the young bee begins its life as a worker, foraging out for nectar. It will live as long as its wings are capable of carrying its body weight in flight, usually around 35 days in summer.