And your Lord inspired to the bee, Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Quran= 16: 68 ,69 Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]. There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought. Honey bees are the only insects that produce food for humans. One healthy hive contains approximately 40–60 thousand bees. During the honey production period, a bees lifespan is only 4 – 6 weeks. Honey bees visit approximately two million flowers to make one pound of honey. A bee travels an average of 1,600 round trips in order to produce one ounce of honey – flying as far as 6 miles per round trip. To produce 2 pounds of honey, bees travel a distance equal to 4 times around the earth. Bees fly at an average of 13 – 15 miles per hour. Bees from the same hive visit approximately 225,000 flowers per day – one bee usually visits between 50 and 1000 flowers per day, but sometimes up to several thousand. Queens lay approximately 1,500 to 2,000 eggs per day at a rate of 5 or 6 per minute – one queen lays between 175,000 and 200,000 eggs per year. The average temperature of a hive is 93.5º F. Beeswax production in most hives weighs only about 1 1/2% to 2% of the honey yield. In order to produce 1 pound of beeswax, bees eat approximately 8 pounds of honey.
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