Buzzing Together:
A Day
in the Life
of Bees
A bee named Bella is buzzing
around in search of food.
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We need to find
food and build
our hive too.
Are you
ready to work
together?
Hello
Bel
la!
Hi, Benny!
Absolutely!
It's another jam-packed day for
the bees. How do they do it?
By sharing the load, of course!
Each one has their expertise.
Some bees
are clever nectar
and pollen
collectors.
Others are handy
bees for building and
repairing the hive.
Some bees danced and wagged
with a purpose.
They point to where the best pollen and nectar
are or warn other bees of danger.
All bees live together as a colony.
Their home is called a hive.
Each
room has
6 sides!
1
2
6
3
5
4
They build cell-like rooms in the shape of hexagons.
Together, these are called honeycombs.
Their leader is the queen bee.
Her main job is to lay a lot of eggs.
The queen relies on the support
of worker bees as she makes the
next generation of their colony!
Each worker bee has a specific role.
Inside the honeycomb, they care for
eggs and store pollen and nectar.
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Back outdoors,
Bella and Benny collect nectar.
Can you
guess what
it is for?
They work together to fan their
wings. This evaporates water
from the nectar and it becomes...
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Bella and Benny took a rest and
observed other animals.
Do you know other animals
that form groups together to
survive, like the bees?
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They saw mole rats, who also lived in large
underground communities
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They said hello to the ants. They too have
special roles for their colony's survival.
We have collected
enough nectar for
today, Bella.
That's right.
Time for us to head
home, Benny!
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