Why are bees so important and curious? Did you know...?

Many of us are afraid of bees because of their painful stings. But... why are bees so important and curious?

Bees play a very important role in the pollination of plants, providing nutrient-laden food, which helps improve our diet, increase our food production and maintain biodiversity.

Below I show some of the curiosities that my father-in-law, who has been a beekeeper for more than 40 years, has explained to me.

A bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collecting trip.
Not all bees make honey.
They are able to recognize human faces.
One of the most extraordinary curiosities is that they can count.
The life expectancy of a bee is approximately 45 days.
Bees can self-medicating thanks to propolis, a mixture of wax and plant resins with antifungal properties.
Panels are always shaped like a hexagon in order to make better use of all the useful space. This form is the one that better adapts to the anatomy of the bee.
The queen bee can live up to 5 years and is the only bee that lays eggs. It can lay up to 3,000 eggs in one day.
To produce one kilogram of honey, a bee would have to visit four million flowers and travel the equivalent distance around the world four times.
A bee produces only 1/12th of a tablespoon of honey over its lifetime.