L2 Honey Production Process

Fill in the blank: Female worker bees go to gather nectar from _______.

• flowers

• trees

• rocks

• water

Fill in the blank: The nectar is stored in a special honey sac on its _______.

• abdomen

• wing

• leg

• antenna

Fill in the blank: In the nest, the nectar is mixed with enzymes in the bees’ saliva to be turned into _______.

• honey

• wax

• pollen

• royal jelly

Fill in the blank: The bees use their body temperature and beat their wings to evaporate some of the water in the honey and increase _______ content.

• sugar

• water

• protein

• fiber

Fill in the blank: The honey is stored in special hexagonal cells built from _______.

• wax

• clay

• wood

• plastic

Fill in the blank: Once full, the bee returns to the _______.

• hive

• flower

• garden

• tree

Fill in the blank: Once full, the cell is left (a)   .

Fill in the blank: The honey is stored in the cell and sealed by the bees with a _______.

• wax

• honey

• pollen

• nectar

What term signifies the beginning of a process?

• start

• next

• end

Which word indicates the last step in a sequence?

• first

• penultimately

• finally