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Bee Facts & Trivia

Bee Facts

Bees have six legs and are classified as insects.
Bees have five eyes – two compound eyes and three tiny ocelli eyes.
There are about 20,000 different species of bees in the world.
Worker bees and Queen bees are both female, but only Queen bees can reproduce.
Only female bees sting.
Bees see all colors except the color red.
Certain species of bees die after stinging people.
A hive is made up three kinds of bees; a Queen, a Worker and a Drone.
People have discovered the anti-bacterial properties of propolis for use in the medical field.
Bee honey was found in the Egyptian Tombs and was still edible.
A hive is made up three kinds of bees; a Queen, a Worker and a Drone.
Bees have 2 pairs of wings. The wings have tiny teeth so they can lock together when the bee is flying.
A single beehive can make more than 100 pounds (45 kg) of extra honey.
Approximately nine bees are equal in weight to one M&M Plain Chocolate Candy.
Bees first appeared on earth in the pre-Cretacious period, 150 millions years ago.
A hive is made up of 30,000 to 60,000 bees.
A bee can fly up to 8.5 miles.
Buzzy Bee is shown on General Mills’ Honey Nut Cheerios (1979).
Kelloggs’ Honey Loops has a bee mascot named Loopy (1998).
Romper Rooms with Miss Penny features a Do Bee and Don’t Bee to teach good and bad habits to the children of Romper Room.
Kingdom: Animalia
Scientific name: Anthophila
Higher classification: Apoidea