They produce over 200 jars of sweet tasting honey that the Palace chefs then put to good use.
The honey is used to make delicious deserts such as honey madeleines, chocolate truffle filling and honey and cream sponges.
These are served up to guests at special events held at the Palace, including the monarch s famous summer garden parties.
The Queen has 5 beehives in her gardens at Buckingham Palace (Image: Getty)
The bees provide honey for up to 200 jars (Image: Getty)
The garden parties are normally held three times over the summer at Buckingham Palace, with each event attracting around 8,000 guests.
The attendees end up drinking an average 27,000 cups of tea, as well as eating around 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices of cake.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II has been urged to remove Prince Harry from the Royal Family s line of succession in order to prevent a scenario where the Duke of Sussex could become king.
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