What do bumble bees eat?

The main diet of honey bees is nectar and pollen, but then there is also royal jelly. Royal jelly is a protein-rich, glandular secretion – actually from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the heads of young worker honey bees. read more

Female bumblebees can sting repeatedly, but generally ignore humans and other animals. Cuckoo bumblebees do not make nests; their queens aggressively invade the nests of other bumblebee species, kill the resident queens and then lay their own eggs, which are cared for by the resident workers. read more

Bumblebees eat nectar and pollen, both of which are found in flowers. Pollen is eaten mainly by the queen and the grubs as it is full of protein, although the workers eat some too. Nectar is mainly water with different types of sugary substances in it. read more

For honey bees to produce honey, they consume pollen and nectar from a variety of flowers. Honey bees are attracted to gardens and fields that offer a variety of flowering vegetation. Pollen, a powdery dust-like substance, is produced by various flowering plants. read more