Top 10 Scientific And Historical Facts About Bees

(via Listverse) Mankind’s relationship with bees goes beyond the love affair with honey. The sweet treat has its own unusual properties and claims, but bee venom, genes, and fossils are changing many scientific fields. Ancient therapies return to heal (or kill) modern patients, and famous prehistoric events lurk in the insects’ DNA. There’s the oldest honey farm that was surprisingly advanced and the oldest bee that evolution hated. It is easy to overlook a buzzing individual in the garden, but bees’ history and influence remain remarkably complex.