9 Fascinating Facts About Honeybees
As the world's most important pollinator, honeybees play a huge role in agriculture. They not only give us honey but also pollinate about 80% of the world's plants, including around 100 food crops. In fact, you can thank honeybees for one out of every three bites of food you take each day. Scroll through the slideshow to learn nine fascinating facts about nature's most essential insect.
Honeybees have to fly about 90,000 miles – or three times around the globe – to produce a single pound of honey.