What Does the Bee Do?

Honey is a natural sweet substance produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. During foraging, bees collect nectar and transfer pollen between flowers, which helps in the process of pollination. The nectar is stored in a special organ called the honey stomach, where enzymes begin breaking it down into simple sugars.

When the bee returns to the hive, the nectar is passed to other worker bees through regurgitation. The bees repeatedly process the liquid and deposit it into honeycomb cells. By fanning their wings, they evaporate excess water from the nectar, causing it to thicken into honey. Once the honey is fully formed, the bees seal the honeycomb cells with wax for storage.