1.) Bees can fly 15 miles/hour.
2.) 2 million flowers have to be tapped by honeybees to produce ONE pound of honey.
3.) It takes over 55,000 miles for a hive of bees to bring you that ONE pound of honey.
4.) Honeybees have 4 wings.
5.) Only female bees work and have stingers.
6.) One honeybee will produce only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
7.) Bees make 11,400 strokes/minute--creating their "BUZZ" sound.
8.) 50-100 flowers are visited by each honeybee during a collection trip.
9.) Honeybees communicate with each other by dancing! Dancing allows bees to alert each other about where nectar and pollen are located. Each dance explains direction and distance. Bees also communicate with pheromones.
10.) Utah's state nickname is the Beehive State!
