If bees wings can't physically hold their body weight?

Question

Than how do they fly?

Answer 1

Its God, their creator that makes them fly.

Answer 2

Some people use to think bees violated the laws of aerodynamics, which is why some say, "Bees can't fly." Of course we know Bees can fly. You must realize however that insects do not follow the same rules of aerodynamics as a bird or a plane due to their small size.

Bees can move their wings not only up and down, but also backward and forward. Bees beat their wings at a frequency of 230 beats per second, faster then most other insects their size and do so at a 90 degree arc. The arc increases if they are carrying something like pollen, though the frequency stays the same.

Bees fly with a combination of short choppy wing strokes and a rapid rotation of the wings as it reverses direction.

Basically, Bees can fly due to the frequency they flap their wings, the exotic manner in which they are able to move their wings and of course wing construction.

Answer 3

Bees can't fly. The scientists have told us so. I guess there's more to flying than wings.

Answer 4

Obviously bee wings CAN in fact hold the bee's weight.

Answer 5

Perhaps nobody told them they're not supposed to be able to fly & so they just do it for fun!

Answer 6

they use their wings....the air helps them....just like any other flying animal really :D

Answer 7

this is a strange question - bees have hands ?

Answer 8

aerodynamics! lol don't listen to me... its because the repeated amount of fpm that make it stay..

Answer 9

have a read here for the answer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,3605,1653026,00.html

Answer 10

I want an answer to this too.:)