Mating Sign 🐝 After a queen bee mates with drones during her mating flights, a mating sign or endophallus is left behind in her reproductive tract. The mating sign is the reproductive organ of the drone, and it becomes detached and lodged inside the queen after successful mating. This physical characteristic serves as evidence that mating has taken place. Back in the hive, worker bees groom and clean the queen, removing the mating sign with their mandibles. The newly mated queen will take a few

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Honeycombs 🐝 Honeybees are incredibly efficient at producing honey. They collect nectar from flowers, transform it into honey by evaporating excess moisture and adding enzymes, and then store it in their honeycomb cells. Once the honey is capped or sealed with beeswax, it can be stored indefinitely without spoiling! Archaeologists have even found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and are still edible! Would you dare to try those ancient honey? 🍯 Tap that hea