Where would we be without honey bees? We would have less food. According to the American Beekeeping Federation, "approximately 1/3 of all the food Americans eat is indirectly delivered from honey bee pollination."
And don't forget about the delicious honey they make for us. A worker bee only lives for 6-8 weeks during the summer and in that time, it only produces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey.
The worker bees which are infertile females, do all of the work. They prepare the food, feed the queen, babies and drones, they guard the hive, and they keep the hive cool in the summer and warm in the winter by flapping their wings. It's no wonder they usually die from wearing their wings out.
Here is a honey bee in flight!
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Information Source: abf.net.org
Image Source: All photos are my own.
Sorry, but, before I can see the honey bees, the white flowers can first attract my eyes..... Ha ha! Really beautiful..... ;D
Wonderful photos of the honey bees in close-up! Ah! They did excellent works for us indeed. Thanks for providing us the interesting information. ;)
HaHa! Of course the white flowers come first. : ) Thank you for your kind words sis! : )
You're welcome, dear sis! ;)