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The Honeybee

The Honeybee. Eric Stover,Matt Day,Jeff Mangum North Hall High School Apprentice Teacher-Ms. Jennifer Edge Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office July 2002. The Honeybee. The Honeybee. Honeybees live in large colonies

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The Honeybee

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  1. The Honeybee Eric Stover,Matt Day,Jeff Mangum North Hall High School Apprentice Teacher-Ms. Jennifer Edge Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office July 2002

  2. The Honeybee

  3. The Honeybee • Honeybees live in large colonies • Males are called drones, who are kicked out after a new queen takes over the colony • The females in the hive are workers which are sterile. The other female is the queen. • Males play no part in the colony and only mate with the queen.

  4. The Honeybee Individuals have highly specialized functions in their colony These include: • defense • food collection • storage • reproduction

  5. The Honeybee The honeybee has been recognized as having the largest foraging distance. It is about 3 miles which is an approximate foraging area of 18,000 acres.

  6. The honey’s color is determined by the flora which is from the nectar the bees collect. The darker the honey is due to the high mineral content in the nectar. The Honeybee

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