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Bees have six legs, four wings and five eyes


There is only one queen per hive


There could be up to 40,000 worker bees, which are all female


Queens can live for several years


We need bees to pollinate our food


Bees cannot see the colour red


Bees only sting if they think they or their hive is in danger


Honey bees need to visit two million flowers to make one pound of honey

Honey bees communicate with one another using smell and also dance

A honey bee flaps its wings about 12,000 times per minute

A typical healthy hive may contain up to 60,000 honey bees during peak times

The average summertime honey bee lives only about 42 to 50 days

The average honey bee flies between 12 and 15 miles per hour

The average central temperature of the brood nest is kept between 92-95 degrees fahrenheit

Young honey bees are taught by the more experienced ones how to make honey

 



Bee clever – learn more on a free educational visit

Imagine seeing thousands of bees at work in a hive; imagine watching the queen bee laying eggs – it’s no wonder children just love an educational visit to the Anglia Co-operative bee hives.

Anglia Co-operative is committed to raising awareness about the wonderful work of the honey bee and what we can all do to help it survive – and that’s why it’s engaging young minds and inviting schools to free visits to the hives at its headquarters in Peterborough.

Our hives are open to schools between May and July – and we are already planning our 2012 visits; to register your interest, simply complete the form on this page and we will contact you. The visits are perfect for children aged 5-9 (school years 1-4). To find out more about them, please download our information sheet


To find out more, please download our information sheet


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