fun facts about bees

1. I am an invertebrate. I have a head,
a thorax and an abdomen. I am an
insect. I have small wings. I feed on
nectar and pollen. I make honey.
What animal am I?

4. The Fuzzy Bee
Read the tongue twister as fast as you can! 
The fuzzy bee
buzzed
the buzzy busy
beehive.

6. 1. Bees are the only insects in the world that make
honey in the form of food which is edible for humans
as well.

7. 2. The Queen Bee runs the entire hive and lays eggs.

8. 3. Male bees are known as
drones. They are kept in the
hive during the spring and
summer with a purpose to
mate with the queen.
Drones cannot sting. And in
winter, all the males are
kicked off.

9. 4. All worker bees are females. They gather pollen,
create bee hives, feed the larvae with royal jelly.
And they are the ones that make honey.

10. 5. Honey bee workers can
sting other insects
repeatedly. However,
barbs in their stingers get
caught in the skin of the
animals they sting,
especially mammals with
thick skin such as
humans. Removing the
stinger is fatal to the bee,
so it dies afterward.

11. 6. The hive serves as their
home and a place where
they store honey. Since it
is very important for their
survival, worker bees
decided to construct it in
the shape of _______.

12. 6. The hive serves as their
home and a place where
they store honey. Since it
is very important for their
survival, worker bees
decided to construct it in
the shape of HEXAGON.

13. 7. When a bee flies, it flaps its wings in a figure-eight
pattern.

15. Resources
• http://www.loving2learn.com/SuperSubjects/ReadingandLanguage/Tongu
eTwisters/FuzzyBee.aspx
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee#Description
• https://easyscienceforkids.com/learn-about-bees-video-for-kids/
• https://www.noble.org/news/publications/ag-news-and-
views/2017/march/11-myths-about-bees/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzlsjAqADA