Bee Tree
The museum's exhibits include a working bee hive with a camera that catches the bees' activities at fifty times life size.

Bees live and work as one unit within a hive. Each bee has a specific task, ranging from pollen collecting and queen protection to climate control by fanning their wings very fast to cool down the hive. With each bee on a specific task, a hive is a highly functional and efficient working society.

Nectar and pollen gathered from flowers provide food for bees and mix with special chemicals in a bee's body to produce honey.

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