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To produce half a kilogram of honey, bees visit about 2 million flowers.

Why it is true

A colony of bees travels about 88,000 kilometres to produce half a kilogram of honey. Each bee visits between 50 and 100 flowers per trip and produces only a small amount of honey over its lifetime. Collective work is essential for production.

Source: National Honey Board

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