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Franklin Honey
Company, Inc.
1 Green Street
Franklin, MA 02038
(508)528-6184
franklinhoney3@verizon.net
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Honeybee Fact Page:
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The honey bee is the only
insect that produces food eaten by man |
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Honey bees are
environmentally friendly and are vital as pollinators |
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The honey bee flies around
90,000 miles –three times around the globe –to make one
pound of honey |
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It takes about 556 worker
bees to gather 1 pound of honey from 2 million flowers |
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Honey bees are
responsible for pollinating over 75% of all fruits and
vegetables |
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A hive of bees
consists of 1 queen bee, 40 to 60 thousand female worker
bees and 1,000 male drone bees. |
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When nectar is
abundant, a colony of bees will collectively gather from more
than 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey |
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Honey can be used
as a substitute when baking and keeps food fresher and
moister longer. One would use
approximately half the required amount
of honey to sugar. |
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Consuming a
teaspoon of local honey will help with pollen allergies as
it contains trace amounts of pollen to help build immunity |
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