the buzz about bees
When bees return to the hive, they preform the "Wiggle Dance" to direct the other bees to a food source.
A single beehive can make up to 100 lbs. of honey a year, but a single honeybee will only make 12 ozs. of honey in it's lifetime.
The average honeybee can fly up to 6 miles from the hive at 5 MPH with their wings beating 11,400 times per minute.
In their 6-8 week lifespan, a worker bee will fly the equivalent distance of 1 1/2 times the circumference of the earth.
A single bee can pollinate up to 100 flowers and crops each trip they take to gather pollen.
The hexagons that orm a honeycomb hold the most amount of honey with the smallest amount of material. (wax)
It takes about 556 worker bees to gather 1 pound of honey from about 2 million flowers.
Honeybees are the only insect that produces food consumed by humans.
Honeybees are not born with the ability to make honey, older bees have to teach them how to do it.
One honeybee visits 50-100 flowers during each collection trip.
the buzz about bees
When bees return to the hive, they preform the "Wiggle Dance" to direct the other bees to a food source.
A single beehive can make up to 100 lbs. of honey a year, but a single honeybee will only make 12 ozs. of honey in it's lifetime.
The average honeybee can fly up to 6 miles from the hive at 5 MPH with their wings beating 11,400 times per minute.
In their 6-8 week lifespan, a worker bee will fly the equivalent distance of 1 1/2 times the circumference of the earth.
A single bee can pollinate up to 100 flowers and crops each trip they take to gather pollen.
The hexagons that orm a honeycomb hold the most amount of honey with the smallest amount of material. (wax)
It takes about 556 worker bees to gather 1 pound of honey from about 2 million flowers.
Honeybees are the only insect that produces food consumed by humans.
Honeybees are not born with the ability to make honey, older bees have to teach them how to do it.
One honeybee visits 50-100 flowers during each collection trip.