Top Bee Facts

    8 facts tagged with Bee Facts

    Honeybees never sleep.
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    Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour.
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    Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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    Cuddle Death
    Cuddle Death
    Once the Queen is deemed unfit to serve due to old age or disease, worker bees form a tight cluster around her until she dies from overheating, a process known as "cuddle death."
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    When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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    Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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    When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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    It takes at least eight bees all their life to make one single teaspoonful of honey.
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