Honey Bee Anatomy

Honey bees have 3 body segments – head, thorax, and abdomen.

The head contains the eyes, antennae, and mouthparts.

Eyes: Honey bees have 5 eyes. 2 compound eyes used for seeing shapes, and 3 small eyes at the top of the head used for seeing light. Honey bees see slightly differently than humans do. While we see within the visible light (colour) spectrum, honey bees see past that into the ultra-violet spectrum. This means that they can see colours that we cannot.