A Bee's Diary

How long do bees live?

• weeks

• months

• years

• It depends on whether they are winter bees or summer bees

How do bees "smell"?

• with their feet

• with their noses

• with their antennae

• with their stingers

How do bees navigate?

• using the Sun

• using smell

• using the Earth's magnetic field

• using a combination of the above

How do bees tell the others in the hive about the location of a food source?

• They sing

• They dance

• They clap their hands

• They wiggle their antennae.

What do adult bees eat?

• nectar from flowers

• pollen from flowers

• honey

• individual bees tend to prefer either nectar or pollen

How do the bees bring the food back to the hive?

• They hold it in their mouths

• It gets stuck to their hairy legs

• They carry it in their stomachs and then regurgitate it

• They carry it on their backs

What are the types of bees in a hive? (Check all that apply)

• the king

• the queen

• the workers

• the drones

What do the bee larvae get fed? (Check all that apply)

• pollen

• nectar

• honey

• royal jelly

True or False? Most of the bees in the hive are female.

• True

• False

True or False? The drones' only job is to mate with the queen.

• True

• False