Do all Bees Produce Honey?

The answer is no. Bees are divided into 2 major categories: solitary and social. Under these categories, we have numerous species of bees. Only some species of social bees produce honey and beeswax, the products the people use. Solitary bees make nests that can hold their eggs. You may observe solitary bees building their nests adjacent to one another; however, the social interaction between them is limited to mating and group defense of the nests (when needed). Solitary bees do not produce extra honey either.

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Image: [A honeybee colony in the wild]. (n.d.).Howstuffworks. Retrieved Saturday July 11th 2009 from www.howstuffworks.com