Discover 10 fascinating and obscure facts about honey bees in this 12-minute educational video from Beekeeping Made Simple. Learn surprising information about bees' ability to recognize human faces, their unusual communication methods including tooting and quacking noises, and how they can actually get intoxicated. The video covers remarkable bee capabilities such as their extraordinary sense of smell (50 times greater than dogs), their dual-stomach anatomy, flight speeds up to 15 mph, unique five-eye vision system, and sleep patterns. Additional intriguing topics include the potency of bee venom, how elephants fear bees (and how this relationship is being used for conservation), bees' methods for cooling their hives, their brain's ability to reverse aging, queen bee reproduction facts, and their complex communication sounds. Perfect for aspiring beekeepers or anyone curious about these remarkable insects, with timestamps provided for easy navigation through each fascinating fact.
Overview
Syllabus
00:00 - Intro
00:13 bees recognize human faces
00:42 bees recognize human faces
00:56 Bees love pools and chlorinated water
01:28 Bees and caffeine
02:31 Can bees get drunk
03:24 Bees have an excellent sense of smell that is 50 times greater than a dog’s sense of smell
04:10 Bees do not have a good sense of taste
04:29 the bee has 2 stomachs
04:42 honey bees can fly up to 15 miles per hour
05:01 Bees have 5 eyes and this is how bees see
05:15 how bees see motion
05:40 Do bees sleep
06:18 Bee venom is as deadly as a cobra
06:52 Elephants are terrified of bees. Bees are saving elephants.
08:18 Water bottle bees
08:56 Bees brains can reverse aging
09:25 The queen bee can lay over 2,000 eggs a day and live up to 7 years
10:15 Bees pipe, toot and quack
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Beekeeping Made Simple
