Are there dead bees in the figs we eat? But even in the case of figs pollinated by bees, the dead bee's body is completely decomposed by specific enzymes, including ficin, which the fig produces, by the time the fruit ripens. Previous Next Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bees deadbees figs 2025-09-11 sahar kogani