The truth about bees

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The truth about bees
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Bees sleep for the
winter.
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Bees sleep for the
winter.
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Oh no. Many insects sleep in winter, but
bees are different. In autumn, bees make
their house smaller and close all the holes
with wax. When it's cold, the bees move
closer together. They flap their wings and
warm each other. The more bees are
together, the warmer it is in the middle of
the house.
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Bees sleep for the
winter.
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Oh yes. Many insects sleep in winter, but
bees are different. In autumn, bees make
their house smaller and close all the
holes with wax. When it's cold, the bees
move closer together. They flap their
wings and warm each other. The more
bees are together, the warmer it is in the
middle of the house.
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5.

Bees are related to
ants and wasps.
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Bees are related to
ants and wasps.
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Oh yes. Bees are relatives of wasps and ants. but there
are a few differences. The habitat. Ants live in anthills, and
bees live in hives. Uterus. Ants can have several queens,
but bees can have only one. Food. Ants feed on different
foods, while bees feed only on honey. Behaviour. Social
insects cannot live alone. They transmit information to
each other using special substances or movements.
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Bees are related to
ants and wasps.
True
Oh no. Bees are relatives of wasps and ants. but
there are a few differences. The habitat. Ants live in
anthills, and bees live in hives. Uterus. Ants can
have several queens, but bees can have only one.
Food. Ants feed on different foods, while bees feed
only on honey. Behaviour. Social insects cannot live
alone. They transmit information to each other
using special substances or movements.
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The Romans and the Greeks
used honey to keep meat fresh.
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The Romans and the Greeks
used honey to keep meat fresh.
Oh yes. The Romans and Greeks used honey to
keep meat fresh. They put a piece of meat in
honey and hung it up. The meat stayed fresh
and didn't change taste. It lost water to the
honey.
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The Romans and the Greeks
used honey to keep meat fresh.
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Oh no. The Romans and Greeks used honey to
keep meat fresh. They put a piece of meat in
honey and hung it up. The meat stayed fresh
and didn't change taste. It lost water to the
honey.
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All bees live in
families.
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All bees live in families.
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Oh yes. When we talk about bees, we mean the honey bee. It is a special
kind of bee that people use to make honey, wax and other things. We know
that the honey bee lives in big families. We think that other bees are like
that too.But not all bees are the same. Honey bees, bumblebees and
melipones live together in big groups. They have different jobs. There is not
just one queen and a lot of workers. It is more complicated than that.Each
bee has a special job. Some bees look after the eggs to make them into
larvae. Others protect the house from bad things. And some bees clean up
the dead bees by putting them in holes. But some bee families don't do this.
They just make one nest and leave it to their children.There are also bees
who take care of their babies. Sometimes, mothers join together to make a
kind of club. They all put eggs in one nest and take turns to look after it.
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All bees live in families.
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Oh yes. When we talk about bees, we mean the honey bee. It is a special kind
of bee that people use to make honey, wax and other things. We know that the
honey bee lives in big families. We think that other bees are like that too.But
not all bees are the same. Honey bees, bumblebees and melipones live
together in big groups. They have different jobs. There is not just one queen
and a lot of workers. It is more complicated than that.Each bee has a special
job. Some bees look after the eggs to make them into larvae. Others protect
the house from bad things. And some bees clean up the dead bees by putting
them in holes. But some bee families don't do this. They just make one nest
and leave it to their children.There are also bees who take care of their
babies. Sometimes, mothers join together to make a kind of club. They all put
eggs in one nest and take turns to look after it.
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A queen bee can lay from 1,000
to 3,000 eggs in one day.
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A queen bee can lay from 1,000
to 3,000 eggs in one day.
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Oh yes. A queen bee can lay 1,000 or 3,000 eggs a
day. It depends on the conditions. If the bee family
is strong and has enough food, the queen can lay a
lot. But if there is not enough food or space, she
lays less. The queen lays more eggs in spring when
the bees are active. She lays fewer eggs in autumn
when the bees prepare for winter.If there are
enough cells for laying, the queen lays a lot of eggs
in a row.
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A queen bee can lay from 1,000
to 3,000 eggs in one day.
True
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Oh no. A queen bee can lay 1,000 or 3,000 eggs a
day. It depends on the conditions. If the bee family
is strong and has enough food, the queen can lay a
lot. But if there is not enough food or space, she
lays less. The queen lays more eggs in spring when
the bees are active. She lays fewer eggs in autumn
when the bees prepare for winter.If there are
enough cells for laying, the queen lays a lot of eggs
in a row.
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Everyone who keeps bees feeds
them sugar.
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Everyone who keeps bees
feeds them sugar.
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Oh no. First of all, they don't give you sugar. They give you
sugar syrup. They do it to make weak families strong
before winter. They also do it in the spring for families
that didn't have enough food last winter. It's not good to
give sugar syrup in other cases because it just makes
more honey to sell. I think it's wrong to sell that honey. We
don't use sugar syrup here. We use honey for fertilizing in
the spring and in autumn.
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Everyone who keeps bees
feeds them sugar.
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Oh yes. First of all, they don't give you sugar. They give you
sugar syrup. They do it to make weak families strong before
winter. They also do it in the spring for families that didn't
have enough food last winter. It's not good to give sugar
syrup in other cases because it just makes more honey to
sell. I think it's wrong to sell that honey. We don't use sugar
syrup here. We use honey for fertilizing in the spring and in
autumn.
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All bees are hard workers.
True
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Everyone who keeps bees
feeds them sugar.
True
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Oh no. Many people know that drones don't work.
They don't have the right parts. But there are
other lazy bees. Some female bees work only a few
weeks a year.Some female bees are like cuckoos.
They don't make nests. They lay their eggs in
other bees' nests. Some bees are so lazy that they
take over other bees' hives and use their
daughters to raise their kids.
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Everyone who keeps bees
feeds them sugar.
True
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Oh yes. Many people know that drones don't
work. They don't have the right parts. But there
are other lazy bees. Some female bees work
only a few weeks a year.Some female bees are
like cuckoos. They don't make nests. They lay
their eggs in other bees' nests. Some bees are
so lazy that they take over other bees' hives and
use their daughters to raise their kids.
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23.

When there is a fire, bees want to save
themselves. They start to make honey and
don't listen to strangers. So smoke is good
for bees.
True
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When there is a fire, bees want to save
themselves. They start to make honey and
don't listen to strangers. So smoke is good
for bees.
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Oh yes. The smoke in beekeeping
makes the bees forget about
danger. They don't feel afraid
and are nice.
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When there is a fire, bees want to save
themselves. They start to make honey and
don't listen to strangers. So smoke is good
for bees.
True
Oh no. The smoke in beekeeping
makes the bees forget about
danger. They don't feel afraid and
are nice.
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Bees dance to tell where the
sweet pollen is.
True
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Bees dance to tell where the sweet
pollen is.
True
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Oh yes. Bees have different dances. They dance to tell other bees
where food is.
One dance is a circle. The bee goes from side to side and turns.
This means the food is 45 steps from the bee's home. But the
bee doesn't point to the food, because other bees will follow her
after she gets their attention.
Another dance is like a wave. The bee moves back and forth and
smells flowers. This tells other bees about food more than 100
steps away from the home.
Bees also dance on the wall of their house at night. They bend
down and scratch with their legs. This is to clean the house from
bad things.
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Bees dance to tell where the sweet
pollen is.
True
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Oh no.Bees have different dances. They dance to tell other bees
where food is.
One dance is a circle. The bee goes from side to side and turns.
This means the food is 45 steps from the bee's home. But the
bee doesn't point to the food, because other bees will follow her
after she gets their attention.
Another dance is like a wave. The bee moves back and forth and
smells flowers. This tells other bees about food more than 100
steps away from the home.
Bees also dance on the wall of their house at night. They bend
down and scratch with their legs. This is to clean the house
from bad things.
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All worker bees are "girls",
females.
True
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All worker bees are "girls",
females.
True
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Oh yes. All worker bees are girls. They can't
have babies. There are three kinds of bees:
scouts, collectors, and watchmen. Bees don't
just collect pollen and honey. They also clean
the house, make honeycomb, and look after the
queen and babies.
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All worker bees are "girls",
females.
True
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Oh no. All worker bees are girls. They can't
have babies. There are three kinds of bees:
scouts, collectors, and watchmen. Bees don't
just collect pollen and honey. They also clean
the house, make honeycomb, and look after
the queen and babies.
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