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There are bees that lick human sweat; short-tongued and long-tongued bees; mining bees and furrow bees that nest in the ground; mason bees and leafcutter bees that live in hollow plant stems or tubes; flower bees who prefer old mortar, carpenter bees who excavate a home in tree stumps, and plasterer bees that line their nests with a waterproof substance. And a quarter of bee species have given up on making their own nest but instead take over other bees’ home, like a cuckoo bird. But wherever there are flowering plants, from windswept mountain tops to humid jungles and arid deserts, as well as our gardens and backyards, there will be bees to pollinate them.

A colony of honeybees is thought to fly around 55,000 miles – the equivalent of one and half times around the world – to make just one pound (2.2kg) of honey. A colony needs about 10lbs of honey to survive the winter.



Turning nectar into honey is a two-stage process of chemically changing the sugars in the nectar from complex into simple sugars and then reducing the water content of the liquid down to 20 per cent or less. When complete the honeybees seal the honeycomb with a white wax cap. This keeps the honey fresh in an airtight container for the winter.



Only honeybees and stingless bees make enough honey for their colonies to survive the winter. Other bees die out.

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Hello Zoe (Illinois) and good morning everyone.

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Hello Zoe (Illinois) and good morning everyone.
Happy Memorial Day!