WHY BEES MATTER

•  85 % of plants exist because of bees

• More than 100 types of crops are pollinated by bees in the US

• 1/3 of all food we eat depends on Pollinators

BEE FACTS

• Live in colonies of up to 50,000 bees

• Queen honeybees can live up to 7 years

• Bees build hexagonal wax comb cyclinders for maximum storage

• Worker bees perform the 'Waggle" dance to show each other where to find flowers, or a new home