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How do bees make honey?
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Expert Answer
Bees collect nectar (sucrose solution) and store it in their honey stomach, where enzymes break it down into glucose and fructose. Back at the hive, they regurgitate and pass it among bees, then deposit it in honeycomb cells where evaporation concentrates it. Fanning bees speed evaporation.
Key Insight
Bees collect nectar (sucrose solution) and store it in their honey stomach, where enzymes break it down into glucose and fructose.
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