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HONEY BEES

HONEY BEES. Presentation By M G Pushpa, K V R W F. Honey Bees belong to the family of insects. They live collectively in Bee Hive. Every beehive will have a Queen, few males and a number of worker-bees. Bees live in a group in the Beehive Bees collectively are called Swarm of Bees.

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HONEY BEES

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  1. HONEY BEES Presentation By M G Pushpa, K V R W F

  2. Honey Bees belong to the family of insects.

  3. They live collectively in Bee Hive. • Every beehive will have a Queen, few males and a number of worker-bees

  4. Bees live in a group in the Beehive • Bees collectively are called Swarm of Bees

  5. Bees are known for collecting honey. • The honey collection is done in a special way, • The bees fly around the flowers in search of Nectar. • Once a bee finds flowers with Nectar, it calls the other Bees through a Special kind of Dance. • The Nectar is then collected from the flowers. • Honey is made of nectar and the sweet deposits from plants and trees.

  6. The Worker Bees are a very important part of the Hive. • They are the Bees which collect the Nectar from the flowers. • Without the worker bees, the whole colony would go hungry.

  7. Honey Is used for: • Medicine • Sweetener

  8. Facts About Honey Bees: • The honeybee's wings stroke 11,400 times per minutethus making their distinctive buzz. • The queen bee is the busiest in the summer months, when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength. • She will lay about 1,000 to 1,500 eggs per day

  9. Honeybee colonies have unique odors that members flash like identification cards at the hive's front door. • A honeybee visits between 50 and 100 flowers during one collection flight from the hive.

  10. In order to produce 1 pound of honey, 2 million flowers must be visited. • Honey contains vitamins and antioxidants, • but is fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free • Honey is nature's energy booster

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