The fascinating facts about bees just might make your brain buzz
After I spoke somewhere, a gentleman told me he was a beekeeper.
"Bees are the most amazing creatures in the world," he said. "Look them up."
I did. And now, whenever I hear a bee buzzing, I smile. It is the sound of one of creation's truly awesome marvels. Did you know those wings are beating more than 190 times a second? Try that with your arms.
When the bumblebee lands on one of a few hundred flowers in our yard, the buzzing changes. Because it is now chewing bumble gum (not true.) Pollen is locked inside some flowers, so the bee wraps itself around the flower and vibrates at a precise freq...