Honey Bee Fun Facts
- Honey bees, scientifically known as Apis Mellitera, which mean “honey carrying bee”, are environmentally friendly and are vital as pollinators.
- It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
- Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals and water.
- A honey bee visits 50-100 flowers during a collection trip.
- It takes on the average a 150 trips to a flower to collect a teaspoon of honey.
- It takes nearly 48 bees in their life time to make 2-tablespoons of honey.
- Honey bees fly up to 2-miles for nectar & pollen.
- Honey bees will only fly if its 55-degrees or warmer.
- The worker bee only lives 6-weeks in the summer, but will slow down in the winter and will live 8-weeks or longer.
- Honey bees stuff pollen in “baskets” on their rear legs and can carry almost half their weight in pollen.
- The workers do a dance to show direction and duration to where food is located.
- Honey can last indefinitely if stored correctly.
- Examples of honey were found in Egyptian tombs.
