Bee Facts
Honeybee Fact #7: The Hive Is One Giant Thermostat
A honeybee colony holds its brood nest at a steady 34-35°C whatever the weather outside — fanning to cool it, clustering to warm it.
Honeybee Fact #7: The Hive Is One Giant Thermostat
A honeybee colony holds its brood nest at a steady 34-35°C whatever the weather outside — fanning to cool it, clustering to warm it.
Honeybee Fact #6: Bees Shiver to Warm Up Before...
On a cold morning, bees warm their flight muscles by shivering — vibrating visibly without moving their wings at all.
Honeybee Fact #6: Bees Shiver to Warm Up Before...
On a cold morning, bees warm their flight muscles by shivering — vibrating visibly without moving their wings at all.
Honeybee Fact #5: Bees Smell in Stereo
Bees compare scent strength between their two antennae to work out exactly which direction a smell is coming from.
Honeybee Fact #5: Bees Smell in Stereo
Bees compare scent strength between their two antennae to work out exactly which direction a smell is coming from.
Honeybee Fact #4: Diet Alone Decides If a Bee B...
A honeybee queen and a worker start out genetically identical — diet alone, not genetics, decides which one she becomes.
Honeybee Fact #4: Diet Alone Decides If a Bee B...
A honeybee queen and a worker start out genetically identical — diet alone, not genetics, decides which one she becomes.
Honeybee Fact #3: Bees Understand the Concept o...
A 2018 RMIT study found honeybees can grasp the mathematical concept of zero — ranking 'nothing' below one.
Honeybee Fact #3: Bees Understand the Concept o...
A 2018 RMIT study found honeybees can grasp the mathematical concept of zero — ranking 'nothing' below one.
Honeybee Fact #2: Bees Can Feel Electric Fields
Bees can sense a flower's electric field through the fine hairs on their body — and pesticide sprays can scramble that signal.
Honeybee Fact #2: Bees Can Feel Electric Fields
Bees can sense a flower's electric field through the fine hairs on their body — and pesticide sprays can scramble that signal.