This week we are learning all about bees. Bees are actually pretty cool insects. We learned there are 3 types of bees in each hive. 1. Queen Bee- only one queen bee in each colony. 2. Workers- all the female bees 3. Drones- all the male bees.
Here are some cool facts:
1. During the winter, the drones are expelled from the hive and left to survive on their own.
2. The queen bee lays about 2,000 eggs A DAY!!! She can lay up to 2 million eggs in her lifetime. She lives about 4-5 years.
3. About 80,000 bees live in a colony.
4. If the queen bee dies, the workers pick one female bee and feed her a special food called "royal jelly."
We now have a few questions for you...
1. How many species of bees are there?
2. How do you tell two different kinds of bees apart?
3. How do they make their hives?
4. Why do some bees borough?
5. Does the honey keep the hive together?
6. How many colonies of Bumble Bees are left?
7. How big or small is a bee?
8. Are wasp, hornets, yellow jackets, and bees related?
WOW!!! I googled to see how many species of bees...around 25,000 species!!! Here is the information I found.
ReplyDeleteThere are around 25,000 known species of bee worldwide (about 4000 species in the US, and over 250 species in Britain)....and there are probably more to be discovered!
A great website to visit is www.BuzzAboutBees.net