– Why do we so often associate honey with bears?
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A bear needs a massive amount of calories to survive hibernation. One of the most calorie dense things that occur naturally is honey or fruits. If you were to give the bear a choice between eating an apple and eating a steak of the same size, they’d choose the apple first every time.
So bears in the wild will seek out sweet things like berries. If they find a hive in an old log or anywhere else that’s easy to reach they will tear into it with vigor. Their fur and thick skin make them hard to sting. The bees attempt to target their eyes or nose, but the bear is so driven that it will ignore the stings. In other words bears LOVE honey.
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