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The main ingredient is nectar, but the bees add a small amount of enzymes to break the complex sugars down mainly into glucose and fructose. They then take away most of the water by evaporation. Nectar is about 80 per cent water, and honey is about 18 per cent water.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoBees collect four things:
* Nectar, which they eat, also turn into honey. * Pollen, which is eaten, and fed to the larvae * Propolis, a resinous substance from trees, which they use to fill small holes in the hive. * Water. Bees, like all animals, need to drink. In hot weather they will regurgitate water and fan it with their wings to cool the hive.
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∙ 15y agoThey collect nectar for food, polllen and i believe they also collect dried parts of the flower to build their hives
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What do bees do everyday?
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Why do bees get pollon?
Bees collect pollen for food. It is the protein part of the diet for both the larvae and the adult bees.
What do worker honey bees do?
Worker honeybees keep the colony clean, look after younger bees, and collect pollen and nectar.
Why are there different types of bees?
Well, Theres killer bees. And honey bees. Honey bees collect food for there family/home members. Killer bees protect the hive and also try to gather food honey bees dont sting. there nice =))
Why do bees leave their hives?
Usually the bees who leave their hive are gatherers who collect pollen to make honey comb. Though the queen will leave to do her mating dance with the drone bees.
What do bees do everyday?
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Bees do what?
they collect pollen from flowers and take it to there hive to make honey
What are the bees that collect honey called?
Worker bees.
How do the bees do honey?
Bees collect nectar from flowers and then produce honey.
Is honey the saliva of bees?
No. It is derived from the nectar which the bees collect from flowers.
Do bees get nectar from plants?
Yes, bees collect nectar from flowers of the plants
What other than pollen do bees collect from flowers?
Bees collect pollen and nectar from open flowers, and they also collect propolis -- a resinous substance -- from buds, particularly tree buds.
Why do bees get pollon?
Bees collect pollen for food. It is the protein part of the diet for both the larvae and the adult bees.
Do bees collect honeydew?
No that's aphids, bees are collect pollen and nectar. No, bees collect nectar from nectary glands and pollen from the anthers in their pollen sacks. A lot of pollen also gets stuck to them elsewhere, and this can brush off in other flowers to pollinate them.
What does bees' legs collect?
pollen grains
How does a bee get its food?
Bees eat nectar and pollen that they collect off of the flowers. Honey bees will even eat the honey that they make from the pollen that they collect.
What two things do bees produce?
Honey and wax- but the greatest value that bees produce is pollination of fruits and vegetables.
