Do bees need to be sick in order to produce honey?

Answer 1

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Sick bees cannot produce honey because nectar needs to be gathered and brought back to the hive to make honey. 

Answer 2

Bees don't get sick, they do get lethargic and can't forage for pollen, that is what the bees make honey from. This may happen a bit before their life expires.

Good news is bee populations are growing again.

No, bees only drink nectar for their own sustenance, not involved in honey production.

Answer 3

depends on what you mean by "sick".

Worker-bees suck nectar and then regurgitate the honey when back in the hive

Answer 4

If you mean vomit then kind of. A decent bit of honey is bee spit. Bees will spit the pollen into each others mouths until the honey is ready.