Honey Bees

Let's learn some interesting facts about honey bees!

• Honey bees are social insects.

• Honey bees live in hives.

• Honey bees have 6 legs.

• Honey bees have antennae.

• Honey bees have wings.

• Honey bees have a head, thorax, and abdomen.

• Honey bees can fly about 15 mph.

• Honey bees eat nectar. Nectar is a sweet liquid made by flowers.

• Honey bees turn nectar into honey.

• Honey bees help to transfer pollen.

• There are three types of honey bees:

• the queen - who lays eggs

• the workers - females who gather food, make honey, build the six-sided honeycomb, tend eggs, and guard the hive

• the drones - males who mate with the queen

 

Let's complete our honey bee book!