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How Bees Make Honey

Last year, hardworking honeybees produced 155 million pounds of honey nationwide. Honeybees use nectar, a sticky liquid from plants, to make the sweet stuff. Here's how.

1. A field bee carries nectar in its mouth. The field bee gives the mouthful of nectar to a house bee at the hive.
2. The house bees put the nectar inside the hive's six-sided honeycomb cells. The nectar is mostly water.
3. After the nectar is inside the cells, it must dry. The bees fan the cells with their wings.
4. The bees cover the cells of the honeycomb with wax. The nectar dries for a few days.
5. When the nectar thickens, it turns into honey.

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