HONEY TRIVIA
What is one of the non-nutritional health benefits derived from honey? Antimicrobial benefits of all honey work as a natural Neosporin on wounds and wounds will often heal even faster using honey. How many flowers must honey bees tap to make one pound of honey? Two million How far does a hive of bees fly to bring you one pound of honey? Over 55,000 miles How much honey does the average worker honey bee make in her lifetime? 1/12 teaspoon How fast does a honey bee fly? About 15 miles per hour How much honey would it take to fuel a bee's flight around the world? About one ounce Why are honey bees sometimes called "white man's flies?" North American natives called honey bees this because they were brought to North America by colonists. What is mead? Honey wine How long have bees been producing honey from flowering plants? 10-20 million years What scotch liqueur is made with honey? Drambuie How many sides does each honeycomb cell have? Six What is the U.S. per capita consumption of honey? 1.1 pound. What state is known as the beehive state? Utah How many wings does a honey bee have? Four How many beekeepers are there in the United States? An estimated 211,600 How many honey-producing colonies of bees are there in the United States? The USDA estimates that there are approximately 3 million honey producing colonies. This estimate is based on beekeepers who manage five or more colonies. How many flowers does a honey bee visit during one collection trip? 50-100 How do honey bees communicate with one another? "Dancing." Honey bees do a dance which alerts other bees where nectar and pollen was located. The dance explains direction and distance. Bees also communicate with pheromones. (A pheromone (from Greek φέρω phero "to bear" + ‘ορμόνη "hormone") is a chemical that triggers a natural behavioral response in another member of the same species. There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology. Their use among insects has been particularly well documented, although many vertebrates and plants also communicate using pheromones.) What does "super" mean to a beekeeper? The super is the hive box in which honey is stored. |
