Bee Amazed: Uncovering the Top 10 Secrets of the Hive

Today, we’re buzzing about a topic that’s as sweet as honey and vital to our ecosystems – bees! So, strap in as we take a flight through our list of the Top 10 Fascinating Bee Facts you won't BEElieve!

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Core A, Runckel C, Ivers J, Quock C, Siapno T, et al. (2012). "A new threat to honey bees, the parasitic phorid fly Apocephalus borealis". PLoS ONE 7 (1). DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0029639. Retrieved on 04 January 2012., CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_Apocephalus_borealis_ovipositing_into_the_abdomen_of_a_worker_honey_bee.png
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