Frequently Asked Questions about Bees and Honey

At Munro's Honey Farm, we've done our best to create a Web site that anticipates and satisfies our customers' needs. With that goal in mind, we've compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the amazing bee - the only insect that produces food for humans!

How long do Bees live?
During honey production periods, a bee's life span is about 6 weeks.
 

How many eggs must the Queen Bee lay to replenish the hive?
Queens will lay almost 2000 eggs a day at a rate of 5 or 6 a minute. Between 175,000-200,000 eggs are laid per year.
 

How fast can Bees fly?
Bees fly an average of 13-15 mph.
 

How many flowers do Bees visit to make a pound of honey?
Honeybees visit about 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.  Bees from the same hive visit about 225,000 flowers per day. One single bee usually visits between 50-1000 flowers a day, but can visit up to several thousand.
 

How far do they fly to make a pound of honey?
A bee travels an average of 1600 round trips in order to produce one ounce of honey; up to 6 miles per trip. To produce 1 pound of honey, bees travel a distance equal to 2 times around the earth.
 

How many Bees live in a hive?
Just a single hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees.

 

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