Bees pollinate as many as 170,000 species of plants.
Without bees, there would not be so many different kinds of fruits and vegetables, or such beautiful colors on the lawn.
Every third spoon of world food depends on pollination.
Bees and other pollinators substantially contribute to the world’s food security. Pollination is worth annualy between US$ 235 billion and US$ 577 billion.
A bee colony is as big as a small town. There are from 30,000 to 60,000 bees in each colony.
The queen bee is the only one that lays eggs. She lays up to 2,000 eggs per day.
Out of 20,000 species of bees, only one is widely used for commercial honey production.
Honey bees’ wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz.
Honey bees are the only bees that die after they sting.
To make one kilogram of honey, the bees have to visit 4 million flowers and fly four times the distance around the world.
