Honeybees

Parts of honeybees (HEAD)

• Antenna used for sense of touch, smell, taste and even a unique form of hearing
• Compound Eyes
• Simple Eyes help bees know where to land
• Proboscis used to collect nectar from flowers
• Mandibles are strong jaws that protect the rest of the mouthparts

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Parts of a honeybee (THORAX)

• Wings (forewing and hindwing) both help the bee take flight
• Legs honeybees have 6 legs that are used to clean and collect pollen
• Pollenbasket is where the bees store the pollen they collect

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Parts of a honeybee (Abdomen)

• Wax glands
• Stinger bees only line of defense

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Types of Honeybees

Types of honeybees

• Queen lays the eggs
• Workers females who gather food, make honey, build the honeycomb, tend eggs, and guard the hive
• Drones males who mate with the queen

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