Frequently Asked Questions About Bees

Here Are Some Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Bees

Bees pollinate 80% of the plants worldwide. Amazingly, this means that without the honey bee, we would have none of the fruits and vegetables we need to maintain good health.
Every product from the beehive can be used for medicinal purposes.
Honey not only tastes good but is a popular remedy for treating allergies.
Bee pollen is a nutritious food. It contains all of the essential, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients necessary to sustain life.
Propolis is the “glue” that seals up tiny cracks in a hive, but it is also a natural antibiotic used to treat minor scrapes.
Royal jelly is fed to the larvae to “make” a queen. It is also found in numerous beauty products.
Even bee venom is used for apitherapy, treating many people with Multiple Sclerosis successfully.
A colony of bees contains anywhere from 20,000-60,000 bees with only one queen.
The queen lives 2-3 years and can lay up to 2500 eggs a day during their busy months.
Honey bees can sense danger from people or animals over 50 feet away.
All worker bees are female and they’re the only ones that sting. They can only sting one time and then they die.
Bees only sting when they feel threatened, so never swat at a bee or they may pursue you.
A honey bee visits 50-100 flowers in one collection trip.
A worker bee’s average lifespan is about 6-8 weeks.
The average honey bee will only make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Bees “dance” to communicate

From around the web:
10 Facts about Honey Bees, from National Geographic Kids
Fun Facts, from American Bee Journal

Facts about bee removal:
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