Bee Facts- What's All The Buzz About?
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
June 18, 2023 9:26am CST
Some people give bees a bad rap for stinging people. Is it really their fault? I was strung once when I stepped on a bee going barefoot in my yard. I think it probably hurt the dead bee a lot more than me. Have you ever had a bee stinging experience?
I have many plants and bushes throughout my yard which are visited often by bees during summertime. When I'm out on my deck, I notice my one large bush filled with them, traveling from flower to flower, busy as you know what, lol. Anyway, with the warmer weather of Spring leading into Summer, those "busy bees" look for the pollen and nectar found in those flowers it searches.
A SWEET EXPERIENCE: READ ON
What happens next is a marvel of nature as the bee uses the nectar and its own enzymes to produce honey. As a matter of fact, the honeybee is the only insect that produces a food (honey) eaten by man in significant quantity. ...
MORE FUN BEE FACTS: DID YOU KNOW
1. Bees have 5 eyes.
2. Bees fly about 20 mph.
3. Honeybees use their front feet, tongue, jaw and antennae to taste with!
4. Worker bees do a type of "waggle" dance to communicate their needs to other bees in the hive.
5. And according to recent estimates there are 2 trillion honeybees in the world.
IMPORTANCE OF BEES:
I never really appreciated the importance of bees in our ecosystem. Carpenter bees for instance, are actually vital for pollinating some of our fruits and vegetables, an important human food source. You can thank bees for their assistance in many of those favorites we eat apples being one example.
OPINION:
So, what's your opinion of bees? Do you know of any additional facts about them? Is there another insect you find more interesting or helpful than bees?
Source info- Bing and Wikipedia
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
18 Jun 23
I love bees. I did know that all bees pollinate the trees and plants so that we'd have forests and food but I didn't know all of those things you wrote about.
I have to wonder, did you know that all worker bees are female?
I wish more people around here would stop using insecticides but too many of them are pretenders and even though they've never been stung they'll claim they're allergic to them so that gives them the right to kill them 
Another flying kritter also helps pollinate and even controls unwanted insects, can you guess which one it is?
Another flying kritter also helps pollinate and even controls unwanted insects, can you guess which one it is?1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
@rebelann I don't like wasps. They are aggressive and I've had them try to build nests inside my outdoor grill and in the wood of my deck. I was bitten by their relatives the yellowjacket and hornet, ouch!!!
Did not know that about wasps. I'll let the farmers have them 
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Now that's "woman power." I knew the males were called drones, so it makes sense. Although, I admit I did overlook that fact. Thanks for the addition. 
Bees have many predators among them Lizards, Skunks, Opossums, Raccoons, and of course bears. Add humans with their insecticides and whew, it can be really troublesome for them.
I'm going to guess it's a hummingbird?
Bees have many predators among them Lizards, Skunks, Opossums, Raccoons, and of course bears. Add humans with their insecticides and whew, it can be really troublesome for them.
I'm going to guess it's a hummingbird?1 person likes this
@leighnyork (1873)
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18 Jun 23
I have ever been stung with a bee, it is really painful
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Yes, it definitely does hurt and swell. Fortunately, the pain does not last too long.
More bee facts:
A colony of bees consists of 20,000–60,000 bees and one queen.
That's a lot of bees in one place!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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23 Jun 23
@leighnyork The hive has other Queens which will eventually hatch and the strongest will take over control.
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@leighnyork (1873)
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27 Jun 23
@dgobucks226 wonders of nature I never about that
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jun 23
Very interesting. I posted a series on bees a year or so ago, They live such interesting lives and do us humans so much good. No other insect does as much.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 23
@dgobucks226 ..........Thus the term 'busy bees'.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
So very true! They definitely a "worker" bees.
During a single collection trip, a honey bee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
18 Jun 23
It depends on the bees some bees are just honeybees and no really known for stinging unless they feel threatened. Unlike some other types of bees like swaps, or yellow jackets they are aggressive and couldn't care less if you are a threat or not. They will sting period. Usually more than once because honeybees only sting once because will lose their stinger and die. There are many different, but they all do the same thing for our environment. Help pollinate and plates.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
21 Jun 23
@dgobucks226 cool! I have a friend that has her own bees for honey at her house. Well, more like they are in her garden she got a hive from another bee farmer. Actually, honey is dark aver it's been filtering its more of that yellow gold color but is normally a dark brown when fresh.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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23 Jun 23
@ShyBear88 Thanks for the additional info about honey Your friend gets natural bee honey. Now that's cool too!
Your friend gets natural bee honey. Now that's cool too!@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Thanks for the additional information.
More bee facts:
During a single collection trip, a honey bee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.
Honeybees beat their wings 200 times per second, creating their trademark “buzz”. 
More bee facts:
During a single collection trip, a honey bee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.
Honeybees beat their wings 200 times per second, creating their trademark “buzz”. 
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Oh yes, wasps and yellowjackets are really aggressive. Bees are not interested in you. They're too busy pollinating and gathering nectar.
Other interesting bee facts:
During a single collection trip, a honeybee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.
Honeybees beat their wings 200 times per second, creating their trademark “buzz”.
Blueberries, cherries, and the apple which I mentioned, are 90 percent dependent on honeybee pollination.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
21 Jun 23
@dgobucks226
When I work in the garden, most of the time they are busy working on the flowers around me, they never attacked me.
Honeybees pollination is essential for kiwi fruits, Watermelons and melons as well as zucchini and cucumbers and almost all nuts.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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23 Jun 23
@LadyDuck Very true they mind their own business. I have the same experience. Nice additions! Thanks 
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
18 Jun 23
Bees are very important to our ecosystem. I was stung once on my foot when I walked through the yard in my flip-flops. Thanks for the bee trivia.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
21 Jun 23
@dgobucks226 At the house where we used to live, there was a huge bunch of bees in one of the bushes. It was amazing.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Ouch! I felt that pain too. Yellow jacket stings are even worse as they can get you multiple times which happened to me. 
More bee facts:
A colony of bees consists of 20,000–60,000 bees and one queen.
Blueberries, cherries, and the apple which I mentioned, are 90 percent dependent on honeybee pollination.
More bee facts:
A colony of bees consists of 20,000–60,000 bees and one queen.
Blueberries, cherries, and the apple which I mentioned, are 90 percent dependent on honeybee pollination.1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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23 Jun 23
@LindaOHio I'm sure you kept away from that bush 
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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21 Jun 23
Yes, each bee contributes quite a bit of honey for us to consume. Each honey bee makes about 1 twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
More bee facts:
During a single collection trip, a honey bee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.
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