Quick Honey Bee facts
1. Honey bees perform a waggle danceForagers can communicate the direction and approximate distance of profitable food sources to nestmates.
2. A colony has one primary egg-laying queenWorkers perform most foraging, nursing, cleaning and nest maintenance.
3. Worker honey bees are femaleMale bees, called drones, have a different reproductive role and do not perform the normal worker tasks.
4. Bees see ultraviolet patternsMany flowers display UV markings that are invisible to humans but help guide pollinators.
5. Honey is made by processing nectarBees collect nectar, alter its chemistry and reduce its water content before storing it in wax cells.
6. Honeycomb uses repeating hexagonal cellsThe geometry packs efficiently while creating strong storage space from relatively little wax.
7. Bees regulate hive temperature collectivelyWorkers fan, cluster and move water to help keep brood within a suitable temperature range.
8. Pollination is a major ecological serviceBy carrying pollen between flowers, bees contribute to reproduction in many wild and cultivated plants.
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Why honey bee are fascinating
Honey bees turn a colony of thousands into a coordinated superorganism, sharing information through scent, touch and one of biology's most famous dances. Looking at these traits together reveals how the animal solves the everyday challenges of feeding, movement, communication, reproduction and survival.
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