Both queens and workers lay eggs. The food of honeybee is naturally honey which is the nectar extracted from pollen grains of flowers. Bees adapt their body structure in a way suitable for extraction of honey. They produce honey by gathering nectar from the follower blossoms containing more than 15 percent sugar content. Once the honey is aged, the comb is sealed by wax to prevent spoiling.
Honey is a light yellowish brown colour liquid, sweet in taste containing glucose.
It is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, minerals like calcium, phosphorous and iron, along with Vitamin B and C. Interesting facts about honey Honey contains about 18 percent water and is therefore soluble in water. A honeybee makes 154 trips for one teaspoon of honey. To gather a pound of honey, a bee flies a distance which is more than three times around the world. It takes two million flowers to make one pound of honey. The flowers from which the nectar is gathered determine the flavour and colour.