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Nama

: Anggun Triharini P.

Kelas

: XII IPS 2

No. Peserta : 04-002-128

How do bees make honey?

Honey bees collect pollen and nectar when flowers in bloom. They use
their tongues to suck the nectar out of the flowers and they store it in their
stomach and carry it to the beehive. When inside the bee's stomach, the nectar
mixes with the proteins and enzymes produced by the bees, and then converting
the nectar into honey.
The bees then drop the honey into the beeswax, which are made of wax
produced by the bees. To prepare honey for long-term, the bees drain it to
evaporate and thicken the honey. When this is done, the bees cap the
honeycomb with wax and move on to the next empty comb, starting all over
again. So, the honey we eat is flower nectar that honey bees have collected,
regurgitated and dehydrated to enhance nutritional properties.

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