Fun Facts About Bees

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There is only 1 queen in the hive. She leads a hive of up to 50000 bees. 

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There are 3 types of bees in a hive. Drones, Workers, and a Queen. 

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Drones are only raised in the warm summer months and are kicked out of the hive or killed in the late fall.

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Bees have a built-in speedometer in their antenna and can reach speeds of 15 MPH.

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A large healthy hive can produce up to 100lbs of honey per year.

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Drones are the male bees and do no work in the hive. Their sole purpose is to mate with a virgin queens from other hives in the local environment.

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Bees get the majority of their food from blooming trees. 

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Mated Queens can live for 4-5 years. Drones can live up to 4 months. During the summer months workers live up to about 6 weeks. During the winter months, workers can live up to 6 months.

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During the winter months bees form into a tight cluster to stay warm. The inside of the cluster stays approx. 75 degrees, even if the temp outside is -20.

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Bee hives in Wisconsin need about 60lbs of excess honey to survive through the winter months.

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Bees do not have pollen baskets; they have a single hair behind their back leg they pack pollen onto.

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A teaspoon of honey is the life's work of 12 bees.

 

 

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