ABout 50,000 airmiles are flown to gather every pound of honey.
Not one male bee participates in making honey. 100% Female made!
The word honeymoon, as early as 1546, signified that the 1st month of marriage is the sweetest.
The harmless male bee, a drone, has no stinger. His sole purpose of the hive is to mate, once…
The worker bee only makes about 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
To fill a 1# bottle of honey, the bees will visit over 1/2 million flowers.
The hive has 50,000 bees inside at night during honey flow.
The lifetime of a gathering bee is only about 3 weeks, tattered wings prevent the return to the hive.
The bee keeper was stung an average of 3 times a day gathering the honey you eat.
The honey bee was preserved in amber (rock), age 80 million years ago.
Honey is the only food that includes every nutrient to survive including water.
The ancient Egyptians to the Vikings fought over Honey used it as money, and when fruit was scarce, honey was used to make wine.
Bee whispers are more seen than heard. A bee dance conveys the secret location of nectar to gather to the watching ladies.
Gourmet Honey is gathered from one flower source and sold on the merits of its unique taste.
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