One bee can pollinate 18000 flowers per day. Beekeepers move hives several times a year so bees can visit seasonal nectar sources or pollinate crops. Flowers provide nectar to encourage pollination. Once this has been achieved, nectar supply stops. The world faces continual famines without adequate pollination of trees and agricultural crops.
Raw nectar is collected from flowers and mixed with secretions from glands and stored in cells.
Moisture is gradually removed by air circulated by fanning and by being continually moved from cell to cell. Honey originates from vegetation. The sugars in honey are formed by the sun, water and carbon dioxide, in the plant s life cycle. Once the honey is sufficiently ripened, the cells are sealed with beeswax for storage. The less you do to honey, the better the food value.