Approximately one third of the food we eat is the result of honey bee pollination.

In their 6-8-week lifespan, a worker bee will fly the equivalent distance of 1 ½ times the circumference of the earth.

A productive queen can lay up to 2,500 eggs per day.

Bees are attracted by caffeine.

The perfect hexagons that form honeycomb hold the most amount of honey with the smallest amount of material (wax).

During a single collection trip, a honey bee will visit anywhere from 50 to 100 flowers.

There are three types of bees in every hive: a queen, worker bees, and drones.

Only drones are males.

Honey is the only known source of the antioxidant pinocembrin.

On average, Americans consume 1.31 pounds of honey every year.

There are estimated to be nearly 212,000 beekeepers in the United States.

Honey is 25% sweeter than table sugar.

Honey is the only foodstuff that contains all the necessary nutrients to sustain life.

A single hive can produce anywhere from 60 to 100 pounds of honey every year.

Beeswax is found in many of our everyday products, including furniture polishes, cosmetics, and medicines.

The darker the honey, the greater amount of antioxidant properties it has.

For every pound of honey produced, a hive must collect 10 pounds of pollen.

The European honey bee was brought over to North America by the Shakers.

Every bee colony has its own distinct scent so that members can identify each other.

Hives produce 5 distinct substances: honey, beeswax, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly.

Only female bees have stingers.

The females do all the work in the hive. The drones’ only job is to mate with a queen.

Honey has antibacterial properties and can be used as a dressing for wounds.

Ever wonder why a beekeeper’s suit is always white? It’s because bees react strongly to dark colors!

Bees use the sun as a compass, and on cloudy days, use polarized light to find their way.