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What is the living space of a honey bee?
Honey bees live in hives, formed by the bees themselves, usually. Occasionally, however, apiaries, man-made beehives, will house many bees, so that the honey can be harvested.
What is the biggest purpose for keeping bees in the United States?
By far the biggest reason bees are kept in the USA, and Canada for that matter, is for the pollination of agricultural crops. The production of honey is actually just a pleasant side benefit, for the most part, although there are many apiaries for which honey production is their only reason for bee keeping.
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.
Gow many times do bees get honey?
Bee can get honey 2 to 3 times a year. Honey from bees are a seasonal thing.
What is the biggest mob of bees?
A swarm of honey bees can have as many as 25,000 bees in it.
How many honey bees are in the world?
705,000,000
Why are the honey bees and silkworm important?
Both are economically significant insects. Honey bees are also important pollinators of many plants.
What is the plant that can produce honey?
Many plants produce nectar which is turned into honey by bees.
Can a bumble bee crossbreed with a honey bee?
No, but there are many species of honey bees that will crossbreed
Is a bee a living thing why?
A bee (there are several kinds - honey, bumble, etc) are colony living, flying insects. There are also "solitary bees" that don't live in colonies. Bees are efficient pollinators, as well as producing honey, and their apparent demise (at the moment) is a worry for most people, especially apple growers. Many people who depend on the bees.
Aside from honey what is another benefit that farmers get from bees?
Honey bees benefit the farmer through pollination of many fruit, nut and vegetable crops.
Why does honey come in variety of colours?
Yes, it depends upon (1) whether the honey is colored or flavored, (as many have discussed before) AND (2) the "source" of the honey. Many gourmet apiaries are arranged so that the bees gather nectar for honey production from only one single source at a time -- one particular flower, tree, or nectar. (see for example: https://shop.amesfarm.com/cart.php?m=pro... The color, smell, taste, and texture of the honey will therefore largely depend upon that single source -- it can be very dark or very light.
