Creature
Honeybee
Insect
Collective name: a swarm · also: a colony
The busy golden-and-brown bee that lives in huge colonies and makes honey. A vital pollinator, it visits millions of flowers and dances to share where the best ones are.
💡 Fun Facts
- A single honeybee colony can be home to tens of thousands of bees, all working together as one big family.
- Honeybees tell each other where to find flowers by dancing a special 'waggle dance' inside the hive.
- To make just one jar of honey, the bees of a hive must visit around two million flowers.
📅 Through the Year
- Active:March to October