ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Do You Know How Bees Produce Honey? ????????
Have you ever thought about how bees make honey? It all starts when bees fly around and visit flowers. They collect two things: pollen and nectar. Nectar is a sweet liquid that flowers make. Bees love it!
Once the bees have collected enough nectar, they fly back to their home, called a hive. Inside the hive, they share the nectar with other bees. These bees chew the nectar for a while. This helps turn the nectar into honey!
After the nectar is chewed, it becomes honey. The bees put this honey into special little rooms called honeycomb cells. These cells are like tiny jars made of wax.
The honey is still a bit wet when it’s put into the honeycomb. So, bees use their wings to fan the honey. This helps dry it out and makes it sticky and thick, just like the honey we eat!
You might wonder why bees go through all this work to make honey. Well, bees make honey because they eat it! Honey gives them energy, especially when there are no flowers around during the winter.
Did you know that bees have to visit about 2 million flowers just to make one small jar of honey? That’s a lot of flying and collecting!
Honey is not only yummy for us, but it’s also very important for bees. It helps them stay strong and healthy. So next time you enjoy some honey, remember all the hard work the bees did to make it!
Flower and Nectar Hunt: Go on a nature walk with an adult and try to find different types of flowers. Look closely at the flowers and see if you can spot any bees collecting nectar. Draw a picture of the flowers you find and imagine how bees might collect nectar from them. Discuss with your adult how the flowers help bees make honey.
Honeycomb Craft: Create your own honeycomb using craft materials like paper, cardboard, or clay. Make small hexagon shapes to represent the honeycomb cells. Once your honeycomb is ready, use it to store small items like beads or buttons, just like bees store honey. Talk about why bees use hexagon shapes and how it helps them store honey efficiently.
Bee Dance Game: Bees communicate with each other through a special dance to show where flowers are located. With a friend or family member, create your own bee dance. Take turns being the bee and the flower. The bee has to dance to show the way to the flower. After the dance, discuss how bees use this dance to help each other find nectar.
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“Have you ever wondered how honey is made? First of all, bees collect pollen and nectar from flowers. When they return to the hive, they give it to other bees, which chew the pollen until it loses its moisture and turns into honey. This honey is then stored in the honeycomb cells. Since it’s still a bit wet, they fan it out with their wings to dry it out, which makes honey sticky. You may wonder why they make honey. Well, they do it to eat it, just like us.”
