Because he is unfertilized, a honeybee drone receives all his hereditary factors from his mother. Honey is the only food produced by an insect that humans eat The temperature inside a beehive is maintained at 92*-93* F, regardless of the temperature outside
Worker bees live for about 4 weeks in the summer, 6 weeks in the winter A queen bee can live for up to 5 years Honeybees fly at 15 MPH
To produce one pound of honey, bees in a hive must fly 55,000 miles The eyes of a drone bee are bigger than other types of bees to help them spot the queen on their nuptial flight All bee larvae are initially fed royal jelly. If they are continuously fed royal jelly, they will turn into a queen. Drones die in the act of mating Alexander the Great’s body was preserved in a coffin filled with honey on it’s trek home after he died far away Brigham Young was a beekeeper. That’s why Utah is now called the “Beehive State” and has skep hives as emblems. In 1609, Charles Butler discovered that the “King Bee” is a “Queen Bee”, and he wrote Feminine Monarchie. The honey extractor was invented in Austria in 1865, after inventor Francois Hruschka watched the centrifugal effect of a milk bucket being swung by milk maids. Actor Henry Fonda was a hobby beekeeper, giving away honey called “Henry’s Honey” Maria von Trapp, from Sound of Music fame, kept bees in Vermont after the family escaped from Austria Martha Stewart has been a beekeeper for over 25 years Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson kept bees at some point in their lives
Mohammed Ali attributed all the pollen and honey he ate to the reason he could “sting like a bee” Thomas Edison used beeswax for his scientific experiments
Bee venom has been used to treat patients with arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other ailments. In 2006, America’s ‘oldest worker’ was still keeping bees at the age of 104
Honey is a super food that includes all substances necessary to sustain life, like enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water A worker bee will produce about 1/12th a teaspoon of honey in her life Beeswax, honey, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly are all collected from honeybees and benefit the lives of humans. Honey is a natural antiseptic and was used in almost all ancient cultures for its many healing properties
Honey bees have an excellent sense of smell, compared with other insects. Their sense of smell includes recognition signals, social communication, and recognition for finding food. A honey bee will visit 50-100 flowers during a collection trip
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