#funfacts ‘.A queen goes on what is called ... View this post on Instagram #funfacts ‘ . A queen goes on what is called a “mating flight” where she leaves the hive and mates with anywhere from 5 to 45 different drones. She stores the sperm in her spermatheca, and has a lifetime supply, therefore only needing to take 1 mating flight in her lifetime. . Honey bees are not born knowing how to make honey. Instead, they are taught in the hive by older bees. . There are estimated to be nearly 212,000 beekeepers in the United States. . #beeremnants Will definitely be joining amongst those ranks doing our part in saving the environment; #savethebees = #savetheearth ‘ . 🏝🐝 A post shared by #SUPER Digital Tv 🎬🎥📲 (@superdigitaltv) on May 11, 2019 at 8:18pm PDT