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You got stung where?!?!

April 4, 2014 erika One comment

Great article by one of my favorite science writers out there, Ed Yong (@edyong209): The Worst Places To Get Stung By A Bee: Nostril, Lip, Penis. Yep you read that right! Rob, please keep this in mind if you ever think inspecting the hives in the buff is a good idea. Some of my favorite quotes from Ed’s piece: “It started when a honeybee flew up Michael Smith’s shorts and stung him in the testicles.” “Some locations required the use of a

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April 4, 2014 erika Leave a comment

Did you know: A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip, and the average worker bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime (~6 weeks). (Disclaimer, I know this is not actually a honey bee)

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April 3, 2014 erika Leave a comment

Did you know: that a hive of honey bees (~20-60,000 workers) will collectively fly about 90,000 miles, equivalent to three orbits around the earth, to collect just 1 kg of honey?