A bee’s wings can stroke incredibly fast at 200 beats per second. This is what makes the buzz that we hear. They can fly for up to six miles and reach a speed of 15 miles per hour.

This comes to us from a book by Stephen Buchman, “What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees.” Bees are intelligent; they likely feel pain, remember patterns and ...

Native, solitary bees such as mason bees tend to be more docile because they are not defending a hive. After you finish reading about these honey bee facts, meet more of the beneficial bees you ...

According to the American Beekeeping Federation (ABF), honey bees are responsible for contributing $20 billion—yes, with a b—"to the value of U.S. crop production." In fact, honey bees are ...

Sure, you know that bees pollinate our crops and give us honey. But there's so much more to these buzzing insects than that. 1. Bee stings have some health benefits. A toxin in bee venom called ...

5. Anyone, including you, can help a bee out. We can all do our bit to help bees whether that’s in our gardens, balconies or windowsills. You can also chat to friends and family about how cool bees ...

A bee has about 170 odorant receptors, which they use to distinguish each flower, according to National Geographic Kids. For example, bees can recognize the difference between a dead plant and a ...

Bees are amazing. Without these pollinators, humans and many other creatures would starve. There are more than 4,000 species of native bees in North America alone. Many are in danger of extinction ...

When a beekeeper wants to take some of the honey that the bees produce, he puts some […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 53°F. Monday, May 5th 2025 eNewspaper.