Honey Bees by the Numbers
1/12th of a teaspoon is the number of honey one worker bee produces in her lifetime.
55,000 miles is how far a bee must fly to produce one pound of honey.
90,000 is how many miles a honey bee will fly for 1 kg of honey, which is equivalent to three trips around the earth.
1 is the amount of ounces needed to fuel a bee’s flight around the world.
50 – 100 flowers are visited by each bee during a collection trip.
2 million flowers are used to make one pound of honey.
20,000 – 60,000 honeybees make up a colony.
6 is the number of weeks a worker bee lives.
All worker bees are female.
Male bees are only around to reproduce.
5 years is how long a queen bee can live.
2,500 is the number of eggs a queen bee can lay per day.
She has control over whether she lays male or female eggs.
Stored sperm is used to hatch a female egg, which means eggs that are not fertilized become male bees.
6 to 8 pounds of honey is ingested to produce one pound of beeswax.
1.3 pounds of honey is consumed by the average American each year.
92-93 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature inside the hive at all time, no matter the temperature outside.
In the winter bees form a tight cluster to keep the queen and themselves warm.
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