More busy #bees collecting nectar on these beautiful #Camellia and #scarletbottlebrush in #Melbourne #Australia.

Bees are so industrious and gentle creatures.

#bee facts;

There are over 1500 different species of native #Australian bees

Some bees are as tiny as 2mm with the largest being around 24mm.

It is thought that a honeybee produces just one half of a teaspoon of honey throughout its entire working life.

In just a single day a queen bee can lay 3000 eggs.

There are on average around 55,000 worker bees in a bee colony.

A honey bee’s wings flap 11,400 times a minute, which creates the bee buzz.

A queen bee lives for up to two years.

A worker bee lives around 45 days during summer, and less in winter.

All worker bees are females, the only male bees are the drones.

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