| A worker bee makes about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime |
Widely quoted from the US National Honey Board; e.g. University of Illinois Extension, "National Honey Bee Day" (2017): https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/prairies-perennials/2017-08-19-national-honey-bee-day ; https://localhoneyfinder.org/Honey_Facts.php |
Some popular sources give 1/10 teaspoon; the board's own page was not consulted directly |
| One pound of honey takes nectar from about two million flowers ("2,000,000 flower visits") |
Same sources as above |
An average; richer nectar sources need fewer flowers |
| Nectar is up to about 80 % water |
https://www.reagent.co.uk/how-do-bees-make-honey/ ; nectar water content varies widely, about 30–90 % |
Stated as "up to 80 %" for that reason |
| Ripe honey is about 18 % water |
https://honeyportal.keystone-foundation.org/honey/ ; https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/61/e3sconf_abr2021_05021.pdf ; USDA grade A honey allows at most 18.6 % moisture |
Typical values 17–18 % |
| The bee carries nectar home in her honey stomach (crop) |
standard bee biology (see the sources above) |
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| The enzyme invertase splits sucrose into glucose and fructose |
https://honeyportal.keystone-foundation.org/honey/ ; https://www.reagent.co.uk/how-do-bees-make-honey/ |
The enzyme comes mainly from the workers' hypopharyngeal glands; the film does not name the gland |
| Bees fan their wings to evaporate water, then cap the cells with wax |
standard bee biology (see the sources above) |
"Thousands of wings" is qualitative |