HONEY BEES AT THE

WOODLANDS FARM

this is the APIARY

an APIARY is a collection of

HIVES

two types of HIVE are in the Apiary

this is the other type of HIVE in the Apiary

it’s made up of simple boxes that contain

HONEYCOMB FRAMES

this is a

HONEYCOMB FRAME

each HIVE contains a

COLONY of HONEY BEES

on certain frames the Bees store

HONEY

the honey is drawn from the frames by spinning in an

EXTRACTOR using

CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

on other FRAMES the Queen Bee lays eggs to raise young

bees and store POLLEN

these eggs are laid by a single

QUEEN BEE in each COLONY

can you spot the QUEEN bee

here she is

the QUEEN bee is much larger than the WORKER bees

this is a female

WORKER BEE

this is a male DRONE BEE

Let’s look at some parts of the Honey Bee

how many eyes can you see ?

are there 2, 5 or thousands of eyes?

this is what WE see

This is what the BEE sees

this common BUTTERCUP signposts the bee to its store

of nectar

why is the Bee’s tongue so long?

It acts like a simple pump to extract the NECTAR from the

flower?

how is the flower POLLEN collected?

pollenbasket

antennacleaner

pollenpress

Missed a bit on

your nose

Stupid – I haven’t got a nose – I have

these antenna instead

how many wings?

21 3

4

the bee has two sets of WINGS

and what’s this extra bit of exoskeleton for?

for flying the pairs of wings are clipped together with these

hooks

like this

and unclipped and folded away when in the crowded hive –

like this

Finally, where is the Honey Bee

STING ?

Ouch !

HONEY BEE FACTSHow much honey does a bee hive produce in a year

Up to 50 kg (110 lbs)

How many bees in abee hive

60,000 to 100,000 bees

20,000 to 30,000 bees

and in a swarm

How many eggs can the Queen bee lay in a day

Up to 1,500 eggs per day

How many flowers must a bee visit to make 1 lb (0.4kg) of honey

About 2 million

Wow – that’s the same as flying twice around the

world

How far do the bees fly to bring home 1 lb of honey

Over 55,000 miles

No time to hang around – I’m off to collect some more honey !I’m

Buzzzzzing off - Bye