10 Amazing Facts About Honey Bees
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A honey bee has FIVE eyes β two big ones in front and three tiny ones on top of her head!
Bees "talk" by dancing! The waggle dance tells hive-mates exactly where the best flowers are.
One bee makes only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her whole life. It takes a whole hive to fill a jar!
The queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs in a single day.
A busy summer hive can be home to 60,000 bees!
Bees can see ultraviolet light β it helps them spot hidden nectar inside flowers.
A bee's wings beat about 200 times every second β that's the buzz you hear!
In winter, bees huddle together and shiver their wing muscles to keep the hive warm.
Honey never goes bad! Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs was still good to eat after thousands of years.
A bee visits 50 to 100 flowers on every single trip out of the hive.