* BEE * | Animals For Kids

Bees. Buzzing bees can be found all over the world. There are lots of types of bees, from honeybees to bumblebees. Solitary bees, like carpenter bees and mining bees, live alone, while social bees, like the most common honeybee, live in large colonies. Each bee has a job. The important queen bee lays lots of eggs. They live a long time. Drone bees are male, and busy worker bees are female. They use beeswax to build the hive. Here are some hives in the wild. And here is a beekeeper's hive. Can you see the honeycomb structure? And busy worker bees take care of the young, clean the hive, groom the queen, and they collect pollen and nectar from flowers. With their long tongues, they slurp up the sweet pollen and nectar, collecting the pollen on pollen baskets on their bodies. They make honey with the nectar and pollen. Honey is used to feed the whole colony. Did you know? Bees are some of the most important animals on the planet, because they help pollinate flowers, fruits, and vegetables. This means they help other plants grow. So you can thank bees for your yummy fruit and vegetables.