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Sunday, August 31, 2014

How Much Honey Does One Bee Produce?

A worker bee produces one-twelfth of a teaspoon (0.4 mL) of honey in its
lifetime.

One worker bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon (0.4 mL) on average in its
entire lifespan. Honey is produced when bees collect flower nectar and
store it in honeycombs. The design of the honeycombs allows for air flow
from outdoors and the beating of the bees wings. This lets the nectar
liquid evaporate while the sugars break down, resulting in sticky honey.
During a trip to collect nectar from flowers, a bee will visit from 50 to
100 flowers. Collectively, honey bees must extract nectar from around two
million flowers and travel over 55,000 miles (88,513 km) to produce one
pound (0.45 kg) of honey.
Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-much-honey-does-one-bee-produce.htm?m

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