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Queen Bee Facts: Marvels of Colony Life - Carolina Honeybees

This honeybee stopped by to get some honey from the end of a honey straw at our local fall festival! You can see her extending specialized tongue known as a proboscis into the honey! In the fall most of the nectar sources dry up, so honeybees get desperate and will try and get sweet liquids from just about anywhere! | BeensBees

57K views · 672 reactions | Bee tongues (otherwise known as the proboscis) is an amazing part of the bee anatomy... While foraging, honey bees will suck the nectar out of a flower (like a straw) and store it in their second stomach- also known as their honey sac. This stomach doesn't digest nectar and can store almost as much nectar as they weigh!  Video from: Instagram.com/mr.mrs.beerescue | Beebombs | Facebook

Dark-edged bee-fly | The Wildlife Trusts

The importance of honey bee pollination for our food system cannot be understated. Roughly 1/3 of our diet depends on honey bees for pollination. For many growers each piece of food harvested represents a visit from a honey bee. Watch farmer Jennifer Euwer and #beekeeper George Hansen talk about the importance of their partnership for pollination of US agricultural crops in the #CelebratingBeekeeping video below. #HoneySavesHives | National Honey Board