16/08/2026
🐝Today is all about celebrating the honey bee 💛
Every tiny bee plays a big role in keeping our planet healthy. By planting bee-friendly flowers, avoiding unnecessary pesticide use, and supporting local pollinators, we can all help these incredible insects thrive. 🐝🌸
🐝 Honey bees communicate by dancing!
When a bee finds a great source of nectar or pollen, it performs a "waggle dance" to tell the rest of the hive where to find it—even indicating the direction and distance.
🍯 One bee makes very little honey in its lifetime.
A single honey bee produces only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey during its entire life, making every drop a remarkable team effort.
🌼 Bees are vital pollinators.
Around one-third of the food we eat depends, at least in part, on pollinators like bees. Many fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds rely on their hard work.
👑 A queen bee can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day.
During peak season, the queen's primary role is to keep the colony thriving by laying an astonishing number of eggs every day.
🌍 Honey bees visit millions of flowers to make honey.
It takes nectar from around 2 million flowers to produce just one pound (about 450 g) of honey, with thousands of bees working together to make it happen.
💛 Every tiny bee plays a big role in keeping our planet healthy. By planting bee-friendly flowers, avoiding unnecessary pesticide use, and supporting local pollinators, we can all help these incredible insects thrive. 🐝🌸
