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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 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
Where do bees live? • In hives
Where do bees live? • In the ground
Where do bees live? • In wood
What is the life cycle of a bee? • Egg • Larva • Pupa • Adult
Why do bees sting? • Bees sting to protect their hive • Bees sting if people swat or step on them • Only female bees sting
What is a bee’s job? • Pollinate flowers • Make honey • Protect their hive
What are the roles of honey bees? • Queen bee • Lays up to 1500 eggs every day • Drones • Male bees. Care for the Queen
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
Can bees talk? • Bees communicate with the waggle dance.
What do bees eat? • Flowers make nectar and pollen • Bees use nectar and pollen to make honey
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.
How old can bees get? • Emerge from cocoon in spring—only a few weeks • Emerge from cocoon in summer or fall----live through winter
Foods Requiring � Bee PollinationBig Mac, Milkshake with Fries…
Strawberry Milkshake: Ice Cream Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Strawberries Milk
Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Fries: Potatoes Canola Oil
Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Burger: Cheese Meat Sesame Seeds Wheat in Bun
Foods Requiring� Bee Pollination Fixin’s: Pickles Lettuce Onions Ketchup Mustard Tomatoes
Why are the bees disappearing? • Colony collapse syndrome • Pesticides • Habitat reduction • Human interference • Pollution
Open Questions Thank you for your time! CAGWIN & DORWARD
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