What should one do to avoid being stung? Bees sting around their beehive and if you happen to be in their direct line of flight. Clothes that blend in with the environment do not attract bees, but if one or more bees should come close it's important to hold still.

How many bees live in a beehive? In a beehive you can find up to 50-60.000 bees.

What do bees eat? Bees eat nectar and pollen. In the first days of their life, while they are still larvae, they receive royal jelly.

How long does the queen-bee live? The queen-bee lives five years.

How much does a bee weigh? A bee weighs a tenth of a gram.

How many flights does it take bees to produce a kilo of honey? To produce a kilo of honey bees make 500.000 flights.

How much honey does the beehive use up for itself? The beehive uses between 220 and 250 kilos of honey. The bee-keeper steals about 10% of the bees' honey.

Where does honeydew honey come from? Honeydew honey is obtained from a sugary secretion called honeydew, that plants produce when they are attacked by insects of the Rhynchota order.

At what speed does a bee fly? The mean speed of a bee is 24 kilometres an hour, and it can get up to 29 kilometres an hour.