All About Bees
Where Do Bees Live?
Bees can be found all over the
world except in Antarctica.
Some types of bees live in groups called
‘colonies’. Other types of bees live alone.
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What Do Bees Look Like? antenna
Bees are a type of insect.
They have four wings front wing
and six legs.
Only female bees have back wing
stingers. They use their
stinger to protect themselves
and their nest. leg
stinger
What Do Bees Eat?
Bees get all their food from plants.
They like to eat nectar and pollen
from flowers. Nectar is a sticky
liquid. Pollen is a yellow powder.
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All About Bees
Types of Bees
There are lots of different types of bees! In the UK, the most common types
of bees are honeybees and bumblebees.
Honeybees
Most honeybees live in beehives.
They make honey so that they have
something to eat in winter. This is
because there are fewer flowers to
feed from.
Honeybees perform a ‘waggle dance’.
This is a way of moving their bodies
to tell other bees where they can
find food.
Bumblebees
Bumblebees live in nests.
Some types of bumblebees
build their nests underground.
Bumblebees have smelly feet!
They use this smell to tell
each other apart.
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Questions All About Bees
1. Bees can be found all over the world, except in . Tick one.
○ the UK
○ America
○ Antarctica
2. What are groups of bees called?
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3. Label the bee.
4. What do bees like to eat?
5. Fill in the missing word.
Bumblebees have feet!
big smelly pink
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