Cool Facts
Bees and honey are pretty amazing.
There are many cool facts that most people don't know about !
A worker bee only lives for 6-8 weeks and will only produce 1/12 tsp of honey.
It takes 36 bees 6 weeks to make a tablespoon of honey.
Local Honey can activate your immune system and over time can build up your natural immunity against allergy symptoms.
Honey Bees will visit about 2 million flowers and fly 80,000km to make 1lb of honey.
A honey bee hive typically has 20,000-100,000 bees.
Bees have two stomachs - one stomach for eating and the other is for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.
All artisanal, raw honey will eventually crystallize – adding texture and richness to the honey’s flavor.
Bees have five eyes - two compound eyes and three tiny ocelli eyes.
Try honey on pancakes...it tastes amazing !!
Bees have been here about 30 million years !
Honey bees beat their wings 11,400 times per minute. This is beating of wings makes the buzzing noise.
Honey bees never sleep.
. Honey does not go bad. A pot of honey was found in good condition in King Tut's tomb.
Honey is an antimicrobial agent and can be used effectively on minor burns or scrapes. It has been shown to speed the healing of wounds.
Eating honey is a natural way to get an energy boost. It is a mixture of simple sugars glucose and fructose. Studies have shown that this works best in preventing fatigue and enhancing athletes performance.
Honey is an excellent cough medicine that relieves irritation in your mouth or throat by forming a protective film.
If the queen bee dies, workers will create a new queen by selecting a young larva (the newly hatched baby insects) and feeding it a special food called “royal jelly“.
The queen can live up to five years. She is busiest in the summer months, when she can lay up to 1200 eggs a day !
Honey bees’ antennae have more than 300 taste receptors.
Honey bees cannot see red light but can see ultraviolet light.
Both worker bees and queens have stingers; drones are stingless.
Bees can fly 32 kph !
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