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Bees have 5 eyes
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Bees have been here around 30 million years
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Bees can fly at a speed of 20 miles per hour
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Bees are insects, so they have 6 legs
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An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees
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Male bees in the hive are called drones
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Female bees in the hive (except the queen) are called worker bees
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Losing its stinger will cause a bee to die
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Bees carry pollen on their hind legs called a pollen basket or corbicula
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Foragers must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make
1 pound of honey.
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The average forager makes about a half a teaspoon of honey in
her lifetime.
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Bees have 2 pairs of wings.
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The main form of communication among honey bees is through
chemicals called pheromones.
Many people notice that dictionaries list 'honeybee' as one word. However, entomologists use the two-word naming convention 'honey bee', Both are correct!
