Planet Of The Bees

🐝 Honey bees are great flyers. They fly at a speed of around 25km per hour and beat their #wings 200 times per second. 🌼 📷: @nightfall_photography #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

💛 Amazing slow motion footage of a honey bee at work! 🐝 📹: macrobees #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 How do bees make Beeswax? The youngest worker bees make the beeswax, from which workers construct the honeycomb. Eight paired glands on the underside of the abdomen produce wax droplets, which harden into flakes when exposed to air. 🌸 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @jmad_images 💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 Fact of the day: Honey bees have been producing honey in the same way for 150 million years. 🌻 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🌼 When a bee finds a good source of nectar it flies back to the hive and shows its friends where the nectar source is by doing a dance which positions the flower in relation to the sun and hive. This is known as the ‘waggle dance.’ 🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @nightfall_photography 💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🤔 Did you know? Every bee has two stomachs – one for eating and one for storing nectar. 🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @jmad_images 💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @nightfall_photography 🐝💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

👑 Fact of the day: The queen bee was known as the king until the late 1660s, when Dutch scientist Jan Swammerdam dissected the hive’s big bee and discovered ovaries. 🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

❄️ Did you know? During the winter, some worker bees take on the job of “heater bees,” where they vibrate their bodies in order to keep the hive at the optimal temperature of 95ºF (35ºC). 🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @nightfall_photography 💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

"Hello there!" 👋🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 Fact of the day: The queen bee (and only the queen) eats royal jelly for the duration of her life. This milky substance is produced in a special gland located in a worker bee’s head. 👑 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🤔 Did you know? Honey bees are not born knowing how to make honey. Instead, they are taught in the hive by older bees. 🐝 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

A beautiful photo by @fern.finder 💛 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 Fact of the day: A worker bee can carry a load of nectar or pollen equal to 80% of her own body weight. 🌼 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 Fact of the day: In order to make a pound of honey, a hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles. 🍯 #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees

🐝 Bees taking flight in slow motion. ⏱️ 🎥: @anandavarma #beekeeping #bees #planetofthebees