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Yes, bees need honey for their survival.
Honey is the bees main source of food during winter months.
During warmer seasons, bees usually feast on nectar from flowers. With exception to the Queen who eats "royal jelly". A specially mixed nectar made by her worker bees which contains huge amounts of vitamins, promoting growth and fertility in the Queen.
Any nectar that the bees bring back to the hive are stored in little wax cells. Nectar is actually rather watery. But the heat inside the hive and the fanning of cool air by the bees wings helps the nectar to dry, forming honey.
Once nectar is dry enough the bees will cover it up with wax to protect it.
During colder months when most of the flowers wither and stop producing large amounts of nectar, the bees break open the wax seals on the honeycombs and eat the honey.
Honey, due to the high natural sugar content and humid storage, never spoils. So it can be stored in the hive for months.
Bees are actually a lot more complex and social than most people realise.
They have a complex monarchy system, where the Queen is even fed better food than the rest of the bees. Bees also very carefully ration their honey supplies, so there is always enough to go around. They all have different "jobs" too. Not every bee is a nectar collector. Some bees are assigned to fanning nectar with their wings, others are assigned to babysitting larvae, then there's the Queens personal bodyguard bees, the honeycomb wax sealers, the "guard" bees flying around outside the hive and so on.
So, to answer your question, yes. Bees need honey to feed on during cold, winter months. Until the warmer months when they finally leave the hive again to replace all the honey they ate.
What else can I help you with?
Why do bees make honey in hot countries?
Bees make honey in ALL countries.
Who from the bees makes honey?
It is the worker bees that make the honey.
Do honey bees make hives in the ground?
No, honey bees typically make hives above ground in structures like trees, caves, or man-made beehives. Ground-dwelling bees like mining bees or sweat bees may create nests underground, but honey bees do not.
What do humble bees do?
Humble bees make honey and wax.
How many bees make honey that is eaten by humans?
We only collect honey from honey bees, and there are seven species of honey bee worldwide.
When was Bees Make Honey created?
Bees Make Honey was created in 1971.
Are honey bees made out of honey?
No, honey bees are insects that produce honey as a food source. Honey bees collect nectar from flowers and use it to make honey, which they store in their hives as a source of energy. Honey bees are not made out of honey.
How do bees make royal honey?
Bees make royal honey by cross pollination.
Why do bees make honey in hot countries?
Bees make honey in ALL countries.
What do bees and stores have to do with honey?
Bees make the honey, and stores sell it.
Are honey bees the only bees that make honey?
No, honey bees are not the only bees that make honey. The bees in question (Apis spp) just happen to be the most famous of the world's natural honey-makers. Other apian examples include bumble and stingless bees.
What do bees make?
Bees make honey, and wax. The wax is used to make candles. The honey is used to make your tea sweet!Honey
Do any bees make honey other than honey bees?
Most bees make honey to feed themselves but only honey bees produce enough honey for a beekeeper to remove some of it in any great quantity.
Who from the bees makes honey?
It is the worker bees that make the honey.
Do bees make food?
Yes, bees do make their food which is honey. This is what they are famous for, honey.Yes, honey.
What bees are honey bees?
Of corse they make honey and that is their job!
What bees do not make honey?
Honey bees make honey. They live in colonies and store the honey to feed the larvae. Most solitary bees, such as bumble bees, make only a little of a honey-like substance which they eat themselves.
