The children in the Fir group had a wide knowledge when it came to bees. They were eager to share:"Bees make honey" Michael
"They have two antennae" Alexia
"Bees fly in my garden" Matthew
"Some bees hurt" Elaine "They sting", Matthew added.
"Bees buzz around" Kesler
*** A bee's buzz is the sound of its wings flapping - up to 200 times a second.
"Bees are very fast" Matthew
There are different types of bees (e.g Bumblebees, solitary mining bee, giant mason bee, etc.), but the Honeybee is the bee that all the children in the Fir group wanted to explore and learn more about. The features of a Honeybee:
Like all the other insects, the Honeybee's body is composed of three parts:
1. The Head's got two antennae that help the bee touch, taste and smell; a long tongue called a proboscis that the bee uses to sip the nectar from the flowers and big eyes that are made out of many tiny parts. The compound eyes see all around.
2. The Thorax - sturdy wings are attached to the thorax. These let the bee fly up to ten hours a day.
3. The Abdomen - the honey stomach stores nectar and turns it into honey. The bright stripes warn enemies away and the sharp stinger pokes out when the bee is about to sting.
"If it feels scared" Kesler.
We looked into how bees live in big groups called colonies and what their responsibilities are.
We ended group time by tasting some honey and all the children thanked the bees for their hard work. The honey was sweet and delicious!
Matthew "Thank you bees for giving us honey."
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