Honey Bee The American Honey Bee is Louisiana's state Insect. They are social insects which live as a group, sharing chores and work in the hive and caring for the brood, the "baby" bees. There are 3 different types of bees in the hive: the worker, the drone, and the queen. In the summer there may be as many as 40,000 to 60,000 bees living in a single colony.