Did you know this about Honey Bees?
- Bees have 5 eyes
- Bees have been here around 30 million years
- Bees can fly at a speed of 20 miles per hour
- Bees are insects, so they have 6 legs
- An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees
- Male bees in the hive are called drones
- Female bees in the hive (except the queen) are called worker bees
- Losing its stinger will cause a bee to die
- Bees carry pollen on their hind legs called a pollen basket or corbicula
- Foragers must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey.
- The average forager makes about a half a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
- Bees have 2 pairs of wings.
- The main form of communication among honey bees is through chemicals called pheromones.
Is ‘honeybee’ one word or two?
Many people notice that dictionaries list ‘honeybee’ as one word. However, entomologists use the two-word naming convention ‘honey bee’, Both are correct!
