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How Do Bees Make Honey?
蜜蜂是怎么制造蜂蜜的？
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Bees collect sweet nectar from flowers with their tongues.蜜蜂用舌头从花朵中采集甜美的花蜜。
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They store the nectar in a special stomach called a honey stomach.它们将花蜜储存在一个名为蜜囊的特殊胃中。
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Back at the hive, they pass the nectar to other worker bees.回到蜂巢后，它们把花蜜传递给其他工蜂。
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These bees chew the nectar for about 30 minutes.这些工蜂咀嚼花蜜约30分钟。
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This adds enzymes that change nectar into honey.此过程加入酶，将花蜜转化为蜂蜜。
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Then they spread the honey in honeycomb cells.然后它们将蜂蜜铺在蜂巢的蜂房中。
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Bees fan their wings to dry out extra water.蜜蜂扇动翅膀以蒸发多余水分。
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When it is thick and sweet, they seal it with wax.待蜂蜜变得浓稠香甜，便用蜂蜡将其封存。