HONEYBEE
FACTS

HONEYBEE FACTS.

Honeybees are the only insect that produce food that humans consume.
Bees can fly at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.
A single honeybee will only produce about 1/2 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
Honeybees communicate with each other by dancing.
Bees see in color, and are able to see ultraviolet light, which is invisible to humans.
Bees play a vital role in pollinating crops, and are responsible for pollinating one-third of the food that we eat.
A typical beehive can house anywhere from 20,000 to 60,000 bees.
Honeybees are able to recognize human faces.
Bees are able to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field.
A bee's wings beat about 200 times per second.
Bees have a special stomach called a "honey stomach" which they use to transport nectar back to the hive.
Bees are able to communicate the location of nectar sources to other bees through a series of dances and pheromones.
Honey has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years.
Beeswax is used in a variety of products, including candles, cosmetics, and furniture polish.
The queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day.

The queen bee is the only bee in the hive that can lay eggs.
The queen bee is larger and longer than the worker bees, with a longer abdomen.
The queen bee has a special gland called the "mandibular gland" that produces pheromones that regulate the behaviour and development of the other bees in the hive.
The queen bee can live for up to five years, although the average lifespan is usually closer to two to three years.
The queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day during peak laying season.
The queen bee is fed a special diet of royal jelly, which is produced by the worker bees.
If the queen bee dies or is removed from the hive, the worker bees will select one of the female larvae and feed it a special diet of royal jelly to develop it into a new queen.
The queen bee can mate with up to 20 drones (male bees) during a single mating flight, storing their sperm in a special organ called the "spermatheca" for use in fertilizing eggs later on.
The queen bee is able to control the sex of the eggs she lays, by fertilizing them with sperm from the drones as needed.
The queen bee does not leave the hive very often, and spends most of her time laying eggs and being attended to by the worker bees.

Drones are male bees that are larger than worker bees, but smaller than queen bees.
Drones are produced by the queen bee laying unfertilized eggs.
Drones do not have stingers and are unable to collect nectar or pollen like worker bees.
Drones have large eyes to help them locate queen bees during mating flights.
Drones are typically expelled from the hive during the fall or winter, as they are not needed for mating or other tasks.
Drones do not have a long lifespan and typically only live for a few months.
Drones will mate with a queen bee during a mating flight, and will die soon afterwards.
Drones are not responsible for any tasks inside the hive, and rely on the worker bees to bring them food.
Drones are not able to help defend the hive or produce honey, wax, or royal jelly like worker bees do.
Drones are crucial for the survival of the colony, as they play a key role in the mating process, ensuring genetic diversity and the health of the colony.

Worker bees are female bees that make up the vast majority of the bees in a hive.
Worker bees are responsible for collecting nectar and pollen, caring for the young bees, and defending the hive.
Worker bees have a barbed stinger that they use to defend the hive, and they will die shortly after stinging a human or animal.
Worker bees communicate with each other through a combination of pheromones, touch, and sound.
Worker bees have different roles depending on their age, with younger bees typically working inside the hive and older bees foraging for food outside.
Worker bees typically live for several weeks during the spring and summer, but their lifespan is shorter in the fall and winter.
Worker bees produce beeswax, which is used to build the honeycomb in the hive.
Worker bees collect nectar from flowers and use enzymes to convert it into honey, which they store in the hive for food.
Worker bees have a special gland in their head that produces royal jelly, which is used to feed young larvae and help them develop into queen bees.
Worker bees are essential for the survival of the colony, as they perform many of the tasks necessary for the hive to thrive and produce honey.