still counting

Well, here's another account of counting.  According to my OFA calendar, honeybees must visit two million flowers to make one pound of honey.  Once again I'm left wondering who's counting this?  And how do those busy bees organize themselves? Assuming 1,000 bees in a hive (I actually have no idea how many bees are in an average hive - I'm just going for easy math here) is each bee assigned its own plot of 2000 flowers? Can one flower be visited by more than one bee?  When was the last time you saw a cluster of 2,000,000 flowers?  How far do these fluffy little flyers have to go to make their quota?  I used to have an old apple tree that was filled with blossoms every spring and attracted lots of bees.  Now I understand why.  How very convenient to have huge clusters of flowers right their together.  My Lilac bush was also a big hit with the bees.  It's nice to think that I was making their busy lives a bit easier.