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How Big Is a Honeybee?

A honeybee is about 0.59 in (1.5 cm) long. That is about 114 times smaller than the average man. The bee that makes honey.

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How big is a honeybee compared to the average man?

A honeybee is about 114 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 114× the size of a honeybee: about 114 honeybees stacked up would match it.

Honeybee size facts

Worker honeybees are about 12 to 15 mm long.
A hive can hold 50,000 bees in summer.

How does a honeybee compare to other things?

A honeybee next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Honeybee
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	92.8 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	849 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	590,000× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	22,000× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	813× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	114× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	106× bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	12.7× bigger
Banana	7.1 in (18 cm) long	12× bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	11.3× bigger
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	9.8× bigger
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	6.7× bigger
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	5.7× bigger
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	5.3× bigger
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	4.9× bigger
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	4.5× bigger
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	4× bigger
Bee hummingbird	2.2 in (5.5 cm) long	3.7× bigger
Golf ball	1.7 in (4.27 cm) across	1.1 in (2.77 cm) bigger
US quarter	0.96 in (2.43 cm) across	0.36 in (9.26 mm) bigger
Ladybug	0.28 in (7 mm) long	0.31 in (8 mm) smaller
Grain of rice	0.26 in (6.5 mm) long	0.33 in (8.5 mm) smaller
Ant	0.16 in (4 mm) long	3.8× smaller
Flea	0.098 in (2.5 mm) long	6× smaller
Mustard seed	0.059 in (1.5 mm) across	10× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Honeybee by Kamil S. Jaron. See credits.