BeesBy Kizer

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HoneyPollination

Job cells

Bee Colony

Each colony has 3 groups The female non-reproducing worker

bees The egg fertilizing drones The egg laying Queen lays 5,000

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Each Bee Needs to Do Their Job

Queen- lay eggs Drones- help eggs grow Female Worker Bee- protect the hive

and collect pollen. House bee-put pollen in cells

To Do Their Job, Bees Must Mature

The Queen can live 5 years the drone 5-6 weeks

Pollination: a Big Job for Bees

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Making Honey

Only certain types of honeybees can make honey.

Bees are the only insect to make food for humans.

A House bee collects nectar from the bee that gathered the nectar from the flowers. Then the house bee chews the nectar for half an hour. Then puts the nectar in the cells to evaporate the water out of the nectar. The cells are sealed with a wax cover.

The Cells

The cells store nectar ,pollen, and the babies mature in the cells.

On the outside cells the nectar is stored

On the inside the babies mature Wax can be a lid for the nectar filled

cells if needed a bee will open the lid and spray it around the hive to feed the bees.

Work cited

Reading Wonders Mc-Graw-Hill Busy Beneficial Bees

www. Youtube.com./ watchv=km4__f5ajfc5k

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