GenPixyHow Do Bees Make Honey?
Chinese · Full Color · 0:48
A one-minute flat-color video in Chinese that follows nectar from the flower to the hive: the honey stomach, the enzymes, the drying wings, and the wax cap. About 1,000 flowers go into one spoon.
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一勺金黄的蜂蜜，竟然要靠成千上万次飞行才能换来？一切从花朵开始，工蜂飞出蜂巢，寻找甜甜的花蜜。蜜蜂用长长的口器吸走花蜜，存进专门的蜜囊，带回家。回到蜂巢，蜜蜂把花蜜交给同伴，加入酶，蔗糖就变成了葡萄糖。接着，蜜蜂们拼命扇动翅膀，把水分吹干，花蜜渐渐变得浓稠。最后封上蜡盖保存。酿成一勺蜜，蜜蜂要采集约1000朵花。下次吃蜂蜜时，别忘了这是蜜蜂辛勤飞行的成果。
