Amazing Honeybee Facts
Ever wondered about the incredible world of honeybees? Here’s a collection of fascinating facts that showcase just how remarkable these industrious insects truly are.
The Mathematics of Honey Production
The numbers behind honey production are simply staggering:
- It takes 2 million flower visits to make just one pound of honey
- A single honey bee visits 1,500 flowers to gather one load of pollen
- Bees from a single hive fly over 55,000 miles to produce one pound of honey
- A worker bee covers approximately 12 square miles to collect a load of pollen
- In her entire lifetime, a worker bee produces only 1/12 teaspoon of honey
- A typical load of pollen weighs about 10 mg
- To produce 1 kg of beeswax, bees must consume 18 kg of honey (that’s almost 40 lbs!)
- It takes about one tonne of honey to gather approximately 20 lbs (9 kg) of beeswax
- Each tiny wax flake is no larger than a pin head, and it takes 500,000 flakes to make one pound
Bee Biology and Behavior
Some fascinating facts about honeybee capabilities and behavior: