Bees (I’m going to sting you!!!)
• Most people have always asked themselves, what
importance does bee’s have on the environment, what
uses do they have, and what are bees like?
• This may help you better understand the concept of
bees.
• Bees play an important job as bugs of cross
pollination in many plants that rely and or depend on
certain types of bees such as the red clover which is
pollinated by the bumblebee.
Bee’s Uses
• Bee’s also supply us with
the delicious source of
honey which is to some
considered a delicacy.
Honey is produced inside
the hive and bees collect it
when gathering nectar.
Some Types of Bees
• Bumble bee’s • The wasp
• Queen Bee • Worker Bee
Bees Life Span
• The queen bee’s life span is 2-5 years and the male
bees live for 40-50 days.
• The worker bees are all female and they work hard
making honey and stinging for self defense and the
safety of the queen bee. They live for 1-4 months.
• Wasps live for 12-22 days and the male wasp lives
slightly longer than the females.
The Queen Bee
• The queen bee is not the nicest bee around as most
may think, there is only one in the hive and if a new
queen is born it will most likely kill it or at rare
occasions leave with half of the hive which is called a
swarm, they are usually not dangerous. The eggs in
the hive are covered by royal jelly, honey made by the
queen. The queen controls the hive. It also decides
where to live in case of a swarm.
Worker Bees Importance
• A worker bee is any bee that is a female that lacks
the full reproductive capacity or amount as the queen
bee.
• Almost all of civilizations food supply depend upon
cross pollination which the worker bees do. Cross
pollination occurs when the worker bees collect pollen
and while they are doing that they rub off onto
another plant or flower or even crops. This is required
for the reproduction of that plant or flower that has
been cross pollinated.
Conclusion
• I hope this information has let you know more about
the importance of bees and the value that they have
on us. Without bees, we probably wouldn’t have most
of the food we have today. This is my power point
project on bees. I hope that you enjoyed it.
Sources
• http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/bre/jpope/webquest/insect/bee_lifespan.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_bee
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_bee
• http://www.therandazzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/TJRA-Bee.jpg
• http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/silver-plated-honey-bee-jar-1.jpg
• http://www.sks-bottle.com/honeyJars.jpg
• http://www.trapawasp.co.uk/images/about_wasps_image.jpg
• http://www.creation-facts.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/wasp-0071.jpg
• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://6cbatnist.files.wordpress.com
• http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/new-zealand-bumble-bee-
picture.jpg
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