There are about 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees live in colonies and there are three types of bees in each colony.
Worker bees clean the hive, collecting pollen and nectar to feed the colony and they take care of the offspring. The drone’s only job is to mate with the queen (wow). The queen’s only job is to lay eggs.
Did you know?
- It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
- Pure honey hasn't got an expiration date.
- Honey bees are assigned jobs based on their age.
- Only worker bees sting!
Honey collection is an ancient activity. Humans apparently began hunting for honey at least 8,000 years ago.
(for evidence Wikipedia gives a picture of an ancient painting on rock that shows this -->
The oldest remains of honey have been found in Georgia.Dating back
5500 years ago.
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