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About Bees Have 5 eyes and 6 legs and fly about 20 mph. They are invertebrates, meaning they do not have backbones. • Noisy because they flap their wings up to 200 times in a second. Live in colonies with other bees. An average beehive can hold around 50,000 bees. The only insect that makes food man can eat. Eating honey makes you smarter as it has an antioxidant that improves brain functions. The bee family comprises of three different members: 16₂ Queen Bee: She is the one responsible for laying eggs. She runs the hive and is supported by worker bees. She can lay up to 2500 eggs a day. Queen bee lives somewhere between 2-5 years, a worker bee lives up to 5-6 weeks and a drone up to 6-7 weeks. FUN FACT HoneyWorld Worker Bees: These are female workers who collect nectar, build and clean hive. Only female bees can sting and losing their stinger will cause them to die. 6 Drones: Male bees are called drones. Their only purpose is to mate with the queen bee. Male bees don't have stingers.