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BEE EDUCATED

BEE EDUCATED Presented by Charlie Thompson and Jacob Voit What kinds of bees are there? Honey bees What kinds of bees are there? Carpenter bees What kinds of bees are there? Bumble bees What kinds of bees are there? Sweat bees What kinds of bees are there? Ground bees Parasitic bees

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BEE EDUCATED

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  1. BEE EDUCATED Presented by Charlie Thompson and Jacob Voit

  2. What kinds of bees are there? • Honey bees

  3. What kinds of bees are there? • Carpenter bees

  4. What kinds of bees are there? • Bumble bees

  5. What kinds of bees are there? • Sweat bees

  6. What kinds of bees are there? • Ground bees • Parasitic bees

  7. Where do bees live? • In hives

  8. Where do bees live? • In the ground

  9. Where do bees live? • In wood

  10. What is the life cycle of a bee? • Egg • Larva • Pupa • Adult

  11. Why do bees sting? • Bees sting to protect their hive • Bees sting if people swat or step on them • Only female bees sting

  12. What is a bee’s job? • Pollinate flowers • Make honey • Protect their hive

  13. What are the roles of honey bees? • Queen bee • Lays up to 1500 eggs every day • Drones • Male bees. Care for the Queen

  14. What are the roles of honey bees? • Worker bees • Clean the hive • Feed the larvae • Gather pollen and nectar • Scout bees • Find the pollen and nectar

  15. Can bees talk? • Bees communicate with the waggle dance.

  16. What do bees eat? • Flowers make nectar and pollen • Bees use nectar and pollen to make honey

  17. What kind of plants do bees like? • Healthy plants • Lots of pollen • Lots of nectar • Blooms for a long time • Diversity: Mixture of flowers that bloom one after the other.

  18. How old can bees get? • Emerge from cocoon in spring—only a few weeks • Emerge from cocoon in summer or fall----live through winter

  19. What food requires a bee to pollinate?

  20. Foods Requiring � Bee PollinationBig Mac, Milkshake with Fries…

  21. Strawberry Milkshake: Ice Cream Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Strawberries Milk

  22. Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Fries: Potatoes Canola Oil

  23. Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Burger: Cheese Meat Sesame Seeds Wheat in Bun

  24. Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Fixin’s: Pickles Lettuce Onions Ketchup Mustard Tomatoes

  25. Why are the bees disappearing? • Colony collapse syndrome • Pesticides • Habitat reduction • Human interference • Pollution

  26. Open Questions Thank you for your time! CAGWIN & DORWARD

  27. Summary • Burt’s Bees video 1:02 • Bee Movie – 3:41

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