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Do all bees die when they sting?

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How many species of bees exist?

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How long can a bee live up to?

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Learn facts about bees’ habitat, diet, life history, and more.

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Did you know that...

Bees have 5 eyes

Bees are insects, so they have 6 legs

Male bees in the hive are called drones

Bees fly about 20 mph

Female bees in the hive (except the queen) are called worker bees

Number of eggs laid by queen: 2,000 per day is the high

Losing its stinger will cause a bee to die

Bees have been here about 30 million years!

Bees carry pollen on their hind legs in a pollen basket or corbicula

An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees

Foragers must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey

The average forager makes about 1/12 th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime

Average per capita honey consumption in the US is 1.3 pounds

Bees have 2 pairs of wings

The principal form of communication among honey bees is through chemicals called pheromones

Bees are important because they pollinate approximately 130 agricultural crops in the US including fruit, fiber, nut, and vegetable crops. Bee pollination adds approximately 14 billion dollars annually to improved crop yield and quality.

Is honeybee one word or two?
Many people notice that dictionaries list "honeybee" as one word. However, entomologists use the two-word naming convention "honey bee." Both are correct!

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barry bee benson is the goat

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honey bees live in colonies.

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are gayy

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are there more people killed by bees then sharks?

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comment if you are algrgic to bees

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this is mitch

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meow

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me in the morning

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