This book is dedicated to the wonderful children in
Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten class. It was a pleasure
meeting and working with each and everyone of you.
I wish you all success for the future!
Ms. Mayra
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The ABC's of the Honey Bee
By: Mayra Ortega and Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten classIllustrations by: Mayra Ortega and Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten Class
2
A is for antenna. Honey bees have two antennas.They use their antenna to smell and find their hive.Aa
Antenna____________13
Bb
B is for Brain. A honey bee's brain isoval in shape and the size of a sesame seed. Brain
______24
Cc
C is for Colony. A honey bee colony consists of 20,000-60,000honeybees and one queen. Drones are male bees and all the other
female bees are worker bees.Colony
____35
Dd
D is for dance. The "waggle dance" gives the direction and distance of flowers and where to find food. The dance can also
signal any potential danger.
Dance______46
Ee
E is for eyes. Honey bees have 5 eyes. There are 3 small simpleeyes on top of the head and 2 large compound eyes are on
each side of the head.
Eyes
________57
Ff
F is for fly. Honey bees can fly for up to 6 milesand at 15 miles an hour.
Fly
__68
Gg
G is for egg. The Queen honey bee lays about 800-1,500eggs a day. She can lay about 200,000 eggs in a year!
Egg_
___79
H is for honey. The bees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowering trees and plants. The honey bee produces 1/12th
teaspoon of honey in their lifetime.
HhHoney________810
Ii
I is for insect. Honey bees are social insects because they live and work together as a community. They are the only insects that produce
food for humans.
Insect
______911
JjJelly
J is for jelly. "Royal" Jelly is made up of chewed pollen and a chemical from the worker bee. The larvae that is chosen to become a Queen
bee will continue to eat only "Royal" jelly which will make her become
much larger than the rest of the bees.___10
12
Kk
Worker bees_
K is for worker bees. Worker bees usually live about 4-6 weeks. Worker bees have a stinger. They do all the work outside and inside the hive. They make the honey, build
and clean the honeycomb, feed the larvae, and collect pollen and nectar._________11
13
Ll
L is for life cycle. The egg is the first stage of the honey bee's life cycle.After the egg comes the the larva, then the pupa, and finally it
becomes an adult.
Life Cycle
EggLarvaPupaAdult______1214
MmMillions of flowers
M is for millions of flowers. Honey bees visit about 2million flowers to make one pound of honey.______13
15
NnNest
N is for nest. A honey bee's nest is called a hive. It is usually located in a hollow tree.____14
16
OoDrone bees_
O is for drone bees. Drone bees are the male bees. They do not work or sting. Their only purpose is to mate with the
Queen bee.________15
17
PpPairs
P is for pairs. The honey bee has 2 pairs of wings and 2 stomachs, one for food and one for nectar.
____1618
QqQueen 
Q is for Queen. The Queen honey bee can live up to 5 years. There can only bee one Queen per hive. She is the only
bee that lays eggs.
___________1719
Rr
R is for red. Honey bees cannot see the color red. They can onlysee certain colors such as blue, yellow, purple, and ultraviolet.Red
__1820
SsSting
S is for sting. The honey bee will sting if they feel threatened. Only the queen and worker bees can sting. The worker honey bee will die
shortly after they sting. The Queen bee can sting many times.
__________1921
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This book is dedicated to the wonderful children in
Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten class. It was a pleasure
meeting and working with each and everyone of you.
I wish you all success for the future!
Ms. Mayra
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2010 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The ABC's of the Honey Bee By: Mayra Ortega and Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten classIllustrations by: Mayra Ortega and Mrs. Cabrera's Kindergarten Class
2
A is for antenna. Honey bees have two antennas.They use their antenna to smell and find their hive.Aa
Antenna____________13
BbB is for Brain. A honey bee's brain isoval in shape and the size of a sesame seed. Brain
______24
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