It takes nectar from about 2 million flowers to make just 1 pound of honey.

A single worker bee in her lifetime produces only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey. All worker bees are female.

The average hive contains around 50,000 to 60,000 worker bees.

One ounce of honey is enough to fuel a bee’s flight around the world. Honey bees fly at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.

A bee visits approximately 50 to 100 flowers in a single foraging trip.

Honey is one of the few natural foods that does not spoil when stored properly. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that were thousands of years old and still edible.

Honey’s longevity is due to its low moisture content, high sugar concentration, and acidic pH, all of which inhibit microbial growth.

Honey bees beat their wings roughly 11,400 times per minute, which contributes to the buzzing sound.

The honeycomb cells constructed by bees are hexagonal in shape, meaning they have six sides.

Honey was used by ancient Egyptians as part of their embalming practices.

The phrase “land of milk and honey” appears in the Hebrew Bible, reflecting honey’s value in ancient cultures.

Honey bees have been producing honey in roughly the same way for around 30 million years.

Honey is composed primarily of the sugars fructose at about 41 percent and glucose at about 36 percent.

Some dark-colored honeys tend to contain higher antioxidant levels than lighter honeys.

There is a vulture bee that produces a form of “honey” from meat rather than nectar.

Honey has antimicrobial qualities. Bees add an enzyme called glucose oxidase that forms hydrogen peroxide in the honey, helping inhibit bacterial growth.

The term “honeymoon” is said to originate from the tradition of giving newlyweds a month-long supply of honey wine, known as mead, to ensure fertility and happiness.

Honey contains only small amounts of vitamins and minerals compared to its calorie content, as it is primarily composed of carbohydrates.

The water content of finished honey is typically around 15.5 percent to 18 percent, while flower nectar may contain 70 percent to 80 percent water.

Honey hunting, the practice of collecting wild bee hives, is one of the oldest human food-gathering activities. Cave paintings in Spain dating to about 8,000 years ago depict this practice.

In ancient times, some cultures used honey as a form of tax payment.

Honey is still used in modern medicine, such as medical-grade honeys applied to burns and wounds, because of its antimicrobial and healing properties.

Honey bees navigate using the position of the sun and can perceive polarized light, which helps them find direction even when the sky is cloudy.

Some honeys are produced when bees collect honeydew, which is sap excreted by other insects, instead of flower nectar. These honeys tend to be darker and rarer.

In the U.S., the month of September is designated as National Honey Month to promote beekeeping and honey consumption.

Honey bees are the only insect that produces food consumed by humans.

Honey should never be given to babies under 1 year of age because of the risk of infant botulism from Clostridium botulinum spores.

Pure honey is considered kosher in Judaism, despite originating from an insect, due to special classification.