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Bees maintain a temperature of 92-93 degrees Fahrenheit in their central brood nest regardless of whether the outside temperature is 110 or -40 degrees.
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return to insect facts menu ... Bees cannot recognize the color red. Honeybees' stingers have a barb which anchors the stinger in the victim's body. The bee leaves its stinger and venom pouch behind and soon dies from abdominal rupture. Africanized Honey Bees (killer bees) will pursue an enemy 1/4 mile or more.
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www.thaibugs.com/Articles/bee%20facts.html
www.thaibugs.com/Articles/bee%20facts.html
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*Just a single hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees! ... *A bee travels an average of 1600 round trips in order to produce one ounce of honey; up to 6 miles per trip. To produce 2 pounds of honey, bees travel a distance equal to 4 times around the earth.
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azuregardens.tripod.com/beefacts.html
azuregardens.tripod.com/beefacts.html
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Bee Facts ... About Honey; Making the Honey; Honey Facts The Busy Bee; The Honey Source; Beeswax The Gathering; The Harvest ... 12 April 2000...
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www.honeybee.com.au/menu/BeeFacts.html
www.honeybee.com.au/menu/BeeFacts.html
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Bee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apo...
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Bees are four-winged insects, usually with a sting. There are over 12,000 species, but only about 600 of them are social in habit. Among the social bees are the honeybee (or hive bee) and the bumblebee. ... Bees have been producing honey for at least 150 million years. Bees create honey by repeatedly regurgitating...
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www.veganpeace.com/animal_facts/Bees.htm
www.veganpeace.com/animal_facts/Bees.htm
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The Buzz About Bees; A Flush Fund of Fascinating Facts; ... Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated.
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/buzz.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/buzz.html
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Bee Trivia and Facts - Food Reference, Culinary and cooking history, trivia, cooking tips, recipes, quotes, humor, poetry ... Food Trivia & Food Facts Section; An eclectic collection of food information: facts & trivia about various food & drink from around the world ... FOOD TRIVIA > Trivia 'Be' to 'Bi' > Bees >
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www.foodreference.com/html/fbees.html
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