We all know bees collect pollen but how is it made into sweet gold honey? Also, is the only reason why people haven’t made a synthetic version is because it’s easier to have the bees do it for us?
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Popping in to add that there are around 20,000 different bee species in the world! We tend to equate “bee” with the western honey bee (*Apis mellifera*), but not all bees make honey [1] or live in groups (e.g. hives or colonies) [2].
[1] Some stingless bees also produce honey (though it’s different from honey bee honey) and are kept commercially in tropical/subtropical regions.
[2] Bumble bees are usually social, as are several other bees in the same family! Many bees are solitary and/or stingless, unlike honey bees.
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