How many bees in the average hive in summer?
60,000
Baby bees produce the wax that honeycomb is built from
Although there are 20,000 species of bees we only use 6 for commercial honey production
Italian, Caucasian
German, Russian
Carniolan & Buckfast
A bee colony will fly the equivalent distance to the moon to produce 1.5kg of honey
How much honey does one bee produce over her whole lifespan?
1/12th of a teaspoon
Although there are 20,000 species of bees we only use 6 for commercial honey production
Italian, Caucasian
German, Russian
Carniolan & Buckfast
Awesome bee educational resources
