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Honey Bee Fun Facts

A honey bee must fly over 55,000 miles to make one pound of honey. That's two times around the Earth!
A honey bee must visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
The population of a single bee colony is 40,000-65,000. That's a lot of bees.
A honey bee flies at 15 mph.