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There are as many as 25,000 different species of bees.
There are 3 kinds of honeybees in the beehive including thousands of female worker bees, about 100 male drones and only one Queen bee.
All the honeybees that you see pollinating flowers are female and they do all the work in the hive.
The female worker honeybee lives about 6-8 weeks, whereas the Queen bee can live up to 5 years!
The worker honeybees do a “bee dance” to communicate other worker bees where to find flowers with good nectar.
The only purpose of the drones is to mate with the Queen bee. There are no drones in the hive in winter.
The Queen bee lays about 2000 eggs a day.
The buzzing sound of the honeybee is caused by their wings moving very fast.
The honeybee dies after it stings, so they usually only sting if they are disturbed or in danger. Always let someone know if you have been stung.
It takes nectar from about a million flowers to make 1 pound of honey.
The honeybee has 5 eyes - 2 compound eyes and 3 simple eyes.
Fossils of bees date as far back as 180 million years.
Scientifically honeybees should not be able to fly, but they do!!
Bee Symbolism
Bees have been know to be mythical symbols throughout the world. For example, the India Goddess of Prana (Life force) is often pictured surrounded by bees. Egyptian tombs have many drawings and paintings of bees.
Bees help remind us that activities are more productive and sweeter if we take time to enjoy them.
Bees are considered to be the busiest and most useful of insects inspiring us to participate in useful activities and endeavors.
All bees live in social, organized communities and have specific roles. Therefore, they reveal the importance of working harmoniously together as a team - team work makes the dream work!
Bees live inside hexagonal honeycombs. The hexagon is considered a symbol of the heart as well as a symbol of the sun and all the energies associated with it.
Aerodynamically bees are not supposed to be able to fly; therefore, they teach us that “Anything is Possible” and to bee persistent and never give up your dreams.
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