@ScoonFart There are over 4,000 species of native bees in the United States.
Bees are related to the ant.
Bees are the only insect in the world that make food that humans can eat.
Nectar from about 2 million flowers makes 1 pound of honey.
Honey bees never sleep. An average hive has 50,000 to 60,000 worker bees. The honey bee is the only insect that produces food for humans. Honey keeps very well.
Honey has natural preservatives and bacteria can't grow in it.
Honeybees can recognize human faces.
Honeybees dance to communicate.
Honeybees can fly up to 15 miles per hour.
Honeybees have five eyes.
Bees have two stomachs.
When they get tired of flying and carrying pollen, they can fall asleep in flowers.
bees are really highly intelligent individuals
About 20% of the world's more than 20,000 species of bees are social
The normal top speed of a worker would be about 15-20 mph (21-28 km/h), when flying to a food source, and about 12 mph (17 km/h), when returning with nectar, pollen, propolis or water
a drone has no stinger (drone is a male bee)