Nutrition
What percentage of the food you eat comes from a pollinator?
30% (One out of every three bites you eat!)
How many flowers must honey bees tap to make one pound of honey?
~2 million
Which body part enables a bee to feel and smell?
Antennae
What is the unique honey that comes from New Zealand?
Manuka Honey - has additional anti-bacterial properties due to the presence of Methylglyoxal
Which state is known as the beehive state?
Utah
Why are bee attracted by nectar?
Nectar is high in energy
Which of these foods are not pollinated by bees?
a) Blueberry
b) Runner bean
c) Mushroom
d) Pumpkin
c) Mushroom
How many eyes do bees have?
5
Has honey been used in space missions?
As a sweetener in astronauts’ food.
How many times to bee larvae shed their skin?
5
Bees do not pollinate which foods
Grains
What percentage of main crops in the world is pollinated by bees?
Around 75 percent
Meliponines are a special species of bees known for which feature?
They do not sting
How much honey can a single honey bee make in its life time?
About a twelfth of a teaspoon
How long have bees been producing honey from flowering plants?
10-20 million years
What is the name of the appendage the bee pushes into a flower in order to extract nectar?
proboscis
What makes the pollen from the flower stick to the bee's body?
Difference in charge on the bee's body and the flowers.
Bees cannot see what color?
Red
Which type of honey is NOT made by honey bees?
b) Cactus honey
The term Cactus honey is a synonym for Agave Nectar or Agave Syrup.
What can a bee calculate?
The angle of the earth
How much honey would it take to fuel a bee's flight around the world?
About an ounce
How many flowers can a honeybee colony pollinate in one day?
300 million flowers. Busy bees!
A single honeybee pollinates about 5,000 flowers per day. And if every worker bee in a colony is pollinating, they’re visiting 250–300 million flowers in a day.
How fast does a honey bee fly?
How far does a hive of bees fly to bring you one pound of honey?
Over 55,000 miles
The tendency of some species (including bees) to make a home and live commensally with others is called....
Inquilinism