Humans have a bit of a love/hate relationship with bees - we love their honey but hate their stings - but most of us don't know much about them. Here's the buzz on what bees are all about.
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Honeybees are job in the community.
The Queen: The Queen is the largest and single most important bee in the hive. She is the only female bee capable of reproducing. When she emerges from her cell as a newborn bee she mates with about 18 drones and the sperm she collects will then last her for her whole life, which lasts about two years.
Drones: Drones have a pretty easy life. Their only job is to mate with the queen - they don't even have stingers or collect pollen.
Workers: Most bees in the hive are worker bees, which are always female. They have it pretty rough - they only live for about a month, can't mate, have to feed the queen and larvae, guard the hive entrance and even keep the hive cool by fanning their wings.
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Bees produce honey as food stores (for themselves, not for us) to eat during the beeswax until it is needed.
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Honeybees only sting as their last resort because their stingers are barbed like a allergic to bee stings, but to those who are, a sting can be life threatening. Keep an eye out for signs of shortness of breath or excessive swelling. If these symptoms occur, consult a doctor.
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- It takes the nectar from about two million flowers to make one pound of honey.
- Honeybees fly at speeds of about 15 miles per hour.
- Utah is known as the Beehive State.
