Bees

What is the name given to a bee's home?

• A den

• A burrow

• A hive

• A set

Which of the following methods have scientists used to study what goes on in a beehive? Tick all of the ones that you think are correct.

• Using tiny lenses and cameras to look inside

• Putting a jar of honey at the entrance to the hive

• Building see-through beehives

• Putting on a protective bee suit so they can look inside

True or false:

Bees have tongues

• True

• False

What is the tiny pool of sugar water in a flower called?

• Pollen

• Sap

• Nectar

• Honey

True or false:

Bees drink nectar because they are thirsty.

• True

• False

What strange thing do bees to pass around the nectar to turn it into honey?

• They use their stinger to pass it on

• They spit it out

• They have a special honey pouch that they pass on to the next bee

• They cry it out

What is the name of the special liquid that mixes with the nectar in a bee's stomach to make honey?

• An enzyme

• Pollen

• Syrup

• Sugar

What is the name of the little wax container the bees make for the honey?

• Honeypot

• Honey jar

• Honeycomb

• Honey pocket

True or false:

Bees make honey because humans need it.

• True

• False

There have been cases of bees making blue and red honey. Which of the following things had the bees eaten to make this happen?

• Blueberries

• Cherries

• M and Ms

• Strawberries