We recently came across this very cool image of the wings of a honeybee on the Blind Bee Honey page on Facebook and thought we would share it.

The wings of a honey bee are fascinating in terms of their complexity and power. Here are some facts about them:

Honey bees can travel at 15 miles per hour thanks to their wings
The wings are arranged in two pairs
The wings are connected together by a row of hooks on the hind wing
The forewings are much larger than the hind wings
The wings are flexible and bend a lot mid-flight
As bees take off the wings twist as well as moving up and down
Bees use their wings to create airflow through the hive for ventilation purposes
They also flap wings to disperse harmful or unwelcome pheromones

Photo courtesy of Blind Bee Honey.