What's the Buzz

Finish the sentence...

Bumblebees are great ______

• Pollinators

• Flying insects

• Crop makers

• Honey makers

Bumblebees are excellent pollinators of crops such as...

• Wheat and grains

• Tomatoes, peas, apples and strawberries

• Onions, corn, pumpkins

• Native trees

How many species of Bumblebees are there in NZ?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Bumblebees live in a ____ that is ruled by a _____

Bumblebees and Honeybees are different.

• True

• False

A single Bumblebee can do 50x the work of a Honeybee

• False

• True

How many wings does a Bumblebee have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Why are Bumblebees interested in flowers?

• Food, pollen and nectar

• They look pretty

• They smell nice

How many queens does a bumblebee colony have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Bumblebees live in...

• burrows

• hives

• dens

• nests