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GLOSSARY
drone
A male honeybee with no stinger; its job is to mate
with the queen bee.
honeycomb
The rows of cells in a beehive that are used
to store honey, pollen, and eggs.
larvae
Baby insects between the stage of egg and pupa;
larvae look like worms.
mate
To join together to make young.
nectar
A sweet juice that comes from plants; used to
make honey.
pollen
A fine yellow powder produced by plants, needed
to make seeds.
pupa
An insect in an inactive stage of development
between a larva and an adult.
queen
A female bee in a hive that lays eggs; she is the
largest bee.
resin
A sticky substance that comes from trees.
swarm
A group of honey bees that leave the hive
together to build a new hive.
worker
A female bee that performs one of the many jobs
in the hive, from cleaning and taking care of babies, to
building honeycomb and gathering nectar and pollen.
READ MORE
Ang, Karen.
Inside the Bees’ Hive
. New York, N.Y.: Bearport
Pub., 2014.
Chrustowski, Rick.
Bee Dance
. New York, N.Y.:
Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Sullivan, Martha.
If You Love Honey: Nature’s Connections
.
Nevada City, Calif.: Dawn Publications, 2015.
WEBSITES
Bee Facts for Kids
See pictures of bees and learn some basic bee facts.
Honeybee: National Geographic Kids
View photos and learn about bee behavior in hives, plus compare
their speed and size.
World’s Weirdest: Honey Bee Dance Moves
Watch a honey bee do a waggle dance to tell other bees where
pollen is.
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