DID YOU KNOW?
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Honey bees have hairs on their eyes
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A full pollen load weighs about 1/6th of the weight of a bee
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A full load of nectar weighs about ½ the weight of a bee
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The oldest known record of humans interest in honeybees is a drawing on a cave wall in eastern Spain, which is dated to approximately 8,000-11,000 years old. It depicts a man climbing a ladder to collecthoney from a nest. Similar drawings have also been found in caves in Zimbabwe and South Africa​.
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Ancient records show that beekeeping originated about 6,000 years ago in both China and Egypt
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The pollen baskets on a honey bee are situated on their legs and are called 'corbicula'
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Nectar is carried in the crop/honey stomach
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The average worker bee will fly approximately 500 miles before she wears out and dies
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A queen bee has to eat 80 times her own weight to produce 2,000 eggs per day
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A bee will visit 50-100 flowers during one trip
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Honey can range in colour from white to gold to dark brown and it usually has a stronger taste when it's colour is darker.
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A bee must tap 2 million flowers to make 1lb of honey and would have to fly 55,000 miles to get it
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One bee will make 0.8g (1/10 of a teaspoon) of honey during her lifetime
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Mead is made from fermented honey
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Drambuie is a scotch liquer which is made from honey
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Like the male Bumble Bee, drones (males) don't have stings
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A worker honeybee in summer lives only 6 to 8 weeks
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A hive can contain up to 70,000 bees in the middle of summer
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Honeybees can recognize human faces
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Honeybees dance to communicate
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Honeybees can fly up to 15 miles per hour
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Honeybees have five eyes
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Honeybees can communicate with other bees using pheromones
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Honeybees can see ultraviolet light
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Honeybees are the only insect that produces food for humans
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Honeybees can live for several months
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Honeybees are essential for agriculture
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Honeybees are incredibly complex and fascinating creatures.