Dedicated to the hard working honeybees!

Table of Contents

Introduction..................................................................Page 3

What are Honey Bees? .................................................................................................Page 4

Appearance....................................................................................................................Page 5

The queen.......................................................................................................................Page 6

Where they live and what they eat..............................................................................Page 7

The stinger…………………………...................................................................................... Page 8

Helping them live..........................................................................................................Page 9

Glossary.........................................................................................................................Page 10

Introduction

There are MANY types of bees. One of the most common types of them is Honey Bees. Honey Bees make honey, the sweet, orange, thick and sticky liquid we put in many dishes, can you guess what it is? They are the only insects that produce something that humans consume. Well, what else do Honey Bees do? Let's find out on the next page.

A honeybee collects pollen 

What are Honey Bees?

Honey Bees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They live on stored honey and pollen all winter, and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. Honey Bee’s live in groups, called colonies. They have one leader. Honey Bees are insects that work together. Their scientific name is Apis Mellifera. They are invertebrates. They eat plants. Groups of them are called swarms and Colonies. They can live up to 5 years in the wild. Honey Bees are endangered. Worker bees can grow from 0.4 inches to 0.6 inches. Some bees collect nectar. They also collect honeycomb. They produce honey. What else can we learn about Honey Bees? Let's see only the next page.

A Honey Bee stands on a flower.

Appearance

Honey Bees have a head, thorax, and abdomen. The abdomen is the largest body part of a bee. It is the part where a stinger is located. The thorax is in the middle of a bee. It holds the wings of a bee. The head is where the eyes are located. Well, we know that there is a leader, but what is it? Let's see on the next page.

A  Diagram of a Honey Bee’s body.

The Queen

The Queen bee is the leader of a hive. Queen bees control the hive by making chemicals that tell other bees what to do. Bees are first fed with royal jelly. Royal jelly is made by other bees. Only a few bees continue to eat royal jelly. The ones who do must survive long enough to become a queen. This is how a queen is made and what a queen is.

A Queen Honey Bee 

surrounded by other Honey Bees