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20 fun facts about bees
- Honey bees produce honey and that makes them the only insects that produce food for human consumption.
- Honeybees recognise and remember human faces.
- Honey bees outnumber the residents of London in the summer months.
- Honey bees huddle together in a winter cluster in order to keep warm.
- The female bees in the hive, with the exception of the queen, are called worker bees.
- There are over 270 recorded bee species in Great Britain, some of them are honey bees.
- Male honey bees are called drones and they do not sting.
- Honey bees can be trained to detect illnesses in humans.
- It would take about 1 ounce of honey to fuel a bee’s flight around the world.
- A worker bee makes about half to one teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
- Bees have five eyes.
- The queen honey bee is about twice the length of a worker.
- Honey bee is one of the most scientifically studied creatures after man.
- Bees have been producing honey for at least 150 million years.
- Every bee colony has its own distinct scent so that members can identify each other.
- Drones (male bees) have bigger eyes to help them find the Queen Bee.
- A bee produces a teaspoon of honey (about 5 grams) in her lifetime.
- A queen is the largest bee in the hive.
- A honeybee visits between 50 and 100 flowers during one collection flight from the hive.
- The science of beekeeping is called “apiculture”.
Some bees related pages you may like
- If you want to learn beekeeping check out A beginner’s guide to natural beekeeping
- International development using bees – Bees for Development