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Honey Bees

  • Honey Bees

    Did you know:
    A bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
    Honeybees travel the equivalent of one and a half times around the earth to collect the nectar to make a pound of honey.
    Honey never spoils.
    Honeybees are the only insect that produce a food we eat.
    A queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs in one day.
    A honeybee will visit 50 to 100 flowers on a single trip.
    One hive can have 60 to 80,000 bees in the summer.