How is honey made by bees ?

The bees feed on honey. In fact it is their food. The bees make endless trips to flowers. During each trip they suck up the nectar in the base of the flower. The nectar which is sucked up by the bee passes through the oesophagus (or gullet) to the honey sac of the bee. This honey sac is separated from its actual stomach. In the honey sac the nectar looses a certain amount of water. The sugar of the nectar also undergoes a chemical change. The bee then deposits this honey in the cells of its hive. This honey is still watery. The worker bees stand near the entrance of the hive and jam their wings. This causes a current of air to enter and leave the hive thus helping in evaporation of the excess water.

This honey which is rich in protein is then fed to the queen daily. The worker bees receive it for 3 days only. It is the difference in feeding which makes the difference in their size.