Honey bee on a yellow flower. Photo: Sergio Silva / Unsplash. Source.
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Honey bees collect a sweet liquid called nectar from flowers. A worker bee uses its long tongue to drink nectar and stores it in a special part of its body. Back at the hive, bees pass the nectar from one bee to another. Enzymes begin changing the liquid. The bees then place it inside wax cells called honeycomb. They move their wings to help water leave the nectar. As it becomes thicker, it turns into honey. Finally, bees cover full cells with wax. The stored honey gives the colony food when flowers are scarce.
