Tunes for Christmas! So with the winter set to come, we thought it was time for an update. Here’s some awesome facts about our bee friends:
Honeybee Fact 98
There are over 20,000 different species of bee, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Source: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2002-bees-fun-facts
Honeybee Fact 99
Honey has been shown to have many health benefits both when eaten and when applied to the skin. The darker the honey the better.
Source: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2002-bees-fun-facts
Honeybee Fact 100
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are the most important pollinators of many cultivated food crops and other flowering plants. These plants would be in trouble without bees, and so would we.
Source: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/83-honey-bee-heroes
Honeybee Fact 101
Honeybees get their food from flowers. Nectar contains energy-giving sugars and is collected to be eaten by adults and larvae.
Source: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/83-honey-bee-heroes
