“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live?”

 

~ Albert Einstein

 

 

We have been talking about the many healing and therapeutic characteristics of honey. But, let’s now throw some light on the honey bee facts too.

 

 

Here are some interesting and intriguing facts about honey bees:

 

 

1. Honey bees have inhabited the earth for millions of years now. They are known as Apis mellifera- “honey-carrying bee”.

 

2. They are environmentally friendly and the most vital pollinators.

 

 

3. Honey bees are the only insects that produce food consumed by man. In fact, the food that they produce has all the necessary substances imperative to sustain life. It includes vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and water.

 

4. Honey is the only food that has pinocembrin- an anti-oxidant related to improved brain functioning.

 

 

5. The stroking of honey bee wings is incredibly fast. It’s about 200 beats per second. Thus, creating their distinctive buzz.

 

6. Honey bees can fly up to six miles as fast as 15 miles per hour.

 

 

7. Their sense of smell is perfect having the ability to differentiate between numerous floral varieties and can tell distinctly if a flower carried pollen or nectar from meters away.

 

8. The average worker bee makes 1/12^th teaspoon of honey in her entire life. Thus, every drop of honey is precious, isn’t it?

 

 

9. The bee when it goes for a collection trip visits 50 to 100 flowers.

 

 

10. The brain of a bee is oval in shape and is as small as a sesame seed. It has an amazing capacity to calculate the distance it travels.

 

11. A hive of bees usually flies 90,000 miles, which equals three earth orbits to collect 1kg honey.

 

 

12. Each honey bee has a peculiar odor for the members to identify.

 

13. Each honey bee hive has one queen, worker honey bees are female and live for about 6 weeks.

 

 

14. In winter, honey bees live on the honey collected during warm seasons. They cluster around the hive to keep the queen and everyone in the hive warm.

 

15. The queen bee is the busiest in the summer months and lays eggs in the hive. She lays 2500 eggs per day.

 

 

16. The queen bee controls whether she lays male or female eggs.

 

17. When the queen bee uses stored sperm to fertilize the egg, the larva hatches into a female. When eggs are left unfertilized, the larva hatches as male.

 

 

18. You will be surprised to know that honey bees communicate with each other by dancing.

 

19. Male honey bees don’t work at all. They mate and when it’s winter and the food is scarce, female honeybees force males out from the nest.

 

 

20. Worker bees sting but only when they feel threatened. They die after stinging.

 

 

These are some interesting facts about honey bees. 

 

The more you learn about honey bees, your curiosity levels rise and you feel amazed about how organized and intricate their lives are. They cooperate with each other immensely. Often they compel us to keep wondering why humans cannot cooperate to live a peaceful and organized life. In fact, sometimes their colony is referred to as a superorganism.

 

 

Visit Navmi website www.navmi.co.in to buy natural honey as our focus since inception has always been serving customers with natural foods of the best quality. All our products like coconut oil, flaxseed oil, ghee, A2 milk, different types of natural honey, jaggery, turmeric, etc are chemical-free. Unprocessed foods contain higher amounts of antioxidants, they reduce the risk of heart disease, cancers, and other health issues.

 

 

 

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