Bees

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== Fun Facts about Bees ==
The smallest bee in the world is named Perdita minima and is less than 0.2mm long. In comparison, the largest bee in the world is the Megachile pluto, otherwise known as Wallace’s Giant Bee, and can grow up to 3.9cm long!https://standingoutinmyfield.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/the-largest-and-the-smallest-bee-in-the-world/
Bees can see most colors aside from red. Bees sense wavelengths of light between 300 and 650 nano-meters, allowing them to see in the ultraviolet spectrum. A human's vision, by comparison, detects wavelengths of light between 390 and 750 nano-meters.https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/can-bees-see-color-537cafa457688eea?qo=contentSimilarQuestions
=== Honeybees: ===
* There are three types of honeybees in the hive – Queen, Worker and Drone.
* Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour.
* Honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz.
* Honeybees are the only insect that produce food for humans.
* Honeybees will usually travel approximately 3 miles from their hive.
* Honeybees are the only bees that die after they sting.
* Honeybees are responsible for pollinating approx 80% of all fruit, vegetable and seed crops in the U.S.
* Honeybees have five eyes, 3 small ones on top of the head and two big ones in front. They also have hair on their eyes!
* Bees communicate with each other by dancing and by using pheromones.
* Honeybees never sleep.www.utahcountybeekeepers.org/fun_facts.html
=== Bumblebees: ===
* Bumblebees are large, fuzzy insects with short, stubby wings. They are larger than honeybees, but they don't produce as much honey. However, they are very important pollinators.
* There are over 255 species of bumblebees!
* The largest bumble bee is the queen of the Bombus dahlbomii, which can grow up to almost 4 centimeters long. This is three to four times longer than the American bumblebee.
* Bumblebees are found all over the world, the largest of which is found in Argentina and Chile and the more common rusty patched bumblebee being found in the United States and Canada.
* Bumblebees usually build their nests close to the ground — under piles of wood, dead leaves and compost piles — or even below ground in abandoned rodent tunnels.
* Bumblebees are some of the most social creatures in the animal kingdom.
* Bumblebees are larger than honey bees and generate more heat. This allows them to work during cooler weather.
* Unlike honeybees, bumblebees don't die when they sting.
* Bees are covered in an oil that makes them waterproof.
* Queens shiver to warm up their eggshttp://www.livescience.com/57509-bumblebee-facts.html