today is 'world honey bee day' - know these 7 weird facts about bees

The drones only purpose in life is to mate with a queen bee

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Bees have 4 wings, 6 legs and 5 eyes

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A queen bee will only mate once in its lifetime

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A honey bee colony has about 50,000 bees

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Bees see blue better than red

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Worker bees communicate with a dance

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Bees collect and produce more than just honey

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