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Yes, they do. Bees collect nectar from flowers, or sometimes honeydew from insects like aphids. Nectar and honeydew are mainly water, with various dissolved sugars and traces of other substances such as vitamins and minerals. Enzymes produced by glands in the bee's mouth start to break down the more complex sugars, such as sucrose into glucose and fructose. When the bee returns to the hive it regurgitates the nectar into a honeycomb cell. The heat generated by the bees within the hive together with the flow of air through the hive evaporate water from the nectar, turning it into honey. When the bees think it is ready they cover the cell with a cap of wax to preserve the honey.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey do make honey but they have the poisnous stingers. Honey bees are fat and hairy, but they make the sweetest honey.
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How do honey bees make the honey sweet?
Bees make the honey from nectar which is already sweet.
When was Bees Make Honey created?
Bees Make Honey was created in 1971.
Why do bees make honey in hot countries?
Bees make honey in ALL countries.
How do bees make royal honey?
Bees make royal honey by cross pollination.
Do bees know they make honey?
Bees don't have a large enough brain to undertake logical thought, so really the answer is no. Honey making is purely instinctual.
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.
Are honey bees made out of honey?
They are called honey bees because they collect nectar to make honey.
Do honey bees make hives in the ground?
honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof. honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof.
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.
