UP TO 100,000 BEES LIVE IN A BEEHIVE

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BEES COMMUNICATE WITH A SPECIAL DANCE

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A BEE MUST VISIT BETWEEN 3-4 MILLION FLOWERS FOR EACH KILOGRAM OF HONEY

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THE QUEEN BEE, WHO IS FED ROYAL JELLY, LIVES 50 TIMES LONGER THAT A WORKER BEE WHICH FEEDS ON NECTAR

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A BEE FLIES AT ABOUT 40 KM/H

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BEES ARE EXTRAORDINARY CLEANERS. ANY FOREIGN OR SICK BEES ARE REMOVED FROM THE HIVE IMMEDIATELY

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THE SLOVENIAN ENDEMIC BEE (CARNIOLAN BEE – APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA) IS THE SECOND MOST WIDELY DISTRIBUTED SPECIES GLOBALLY, AND THE MOST WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE

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THE SLOVENE ANTON JANŠA, BORN IN 1734, IS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE INITIATOR OF MODERN BEEKEEPING AND AS HAVING HELD THE LARGEST BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BEES

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20TH MAY – THE BIRTHDAY OF ANTON JANŠA IS RECOGNIZED AS WORLD BEE DAY

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A single bee can produce 1 tablespoon of honey in its lifetime

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