Honey bees have five eyes
Honey bees can carry half their weight in pollen
One honey bee would need to fly the equivalent of twice around the world to produce a jar of honey
Bees live in colonies of up to 70,000, with just one queen
Honey bees do a waggle dance to show the other bees where food is
Bees have two pairs of wings, which can beat at over 180 times per second
Forty per cent of the food we eat depends on plants being pollinated by insects, including bees
One in three mouthfuls of food is produced with the help of bees
Bees are worth £200 million to the British economy alone
Bee-friendly flowers include foxgloves, lavender, forget-me-nots, heather and thyme
Bee-friendly fruit and veg include apples, raspberries, pears, courgettes, runner beans and squash
Bee Facts
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