1.Bees fly from flower to flower, sipping nectar and
collecting grains of pollen. Bees have a special tongue that sucks up the
nectar and a crop in their throat for storing it until they get back to the
hive, where it is turned into honey to use as food.
2. Honey bees have 6 legs, 2 compound eyes made up of
thousands of tiny lenses (one on each side of the head), 3 simple eyes on the
top of the head, 2 pairs of wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach
3. Honey is the only food that includes all the substances
necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water;
and it's the only food that contains "pinocembrin", an antioxidant
associated with improved brain functioning.
4. The honey bee's wings stroke incredibly fast, about 200
beats per second, thus making their famous, distinctive buzz.
5. Only worker bees sting, and only if they feel threatened
and they die once they sting.
6. A honey bee flaps its wings about 12,000 times per
minute.
7. A honey bee worker visits more than 2,000 flowers on a
good day.
8. Bees will travel as far as one or two miles from the hive
to gather nectar.
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