Bees Go Buzz

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This column will be a fun way for all of you nature nuts to share your knowledge with others. Thank you, and welcome to Nature Trivia! ~ J.A. Mortenson

 

Nature Trivia: All about Bees

 

• Do you know what attracts bees when you are outside minding your own business?

• Why should you wash your clothes after being stung by a bee?

• How many wings to bees have?

• What is the food called that is given to the baby queen bee?

• Can you name two products, besides honey, that a bee makes?

 

Did you know?

Did you know that yellow jackets are a type of wasp? So bee careful not to mistaken a honeybee and a yellow jacket. Yellow jackets are very aggressive and will sting more readily than a honeybee.

Did you know that honeybees could fly up to six miles from the hive in search for food? That’s a long way for a little bee!

Did you know in theory, one ounce of honey would provide one bee with enough energy to fly around the world! Wow, they sure know how to conserve energy.

Did you know that there are more than 25,000 species of bees around the world? Scientists believe there are approximately 3,500 species of bees in the United States.

Can you name them all? Go ahead and take a guess!
 

Did you know that honeybees could talk to each other? Whenever one finds a flower with nectar, it goes back to the nest and tells the others about it. The bee does a special dance to let the others know where the flower is. Yikes, I hope it he didn’t wonder six miles away, that would be eighteen miles of flight time for the poor little bee who found it.

“The smallest of wonders are nature’s gift for us to explore, learn, and live in harmony” ~ J.A. Mortenson