Thank Goodness for Bees
“Thank Goodness for Bees” explains how honey bees differ from similar insects. It describes how honey bees have adapted to be able to collect nectar and pollen from flowering plants and how they turn the nectar into honey. It also explains how bees produce wax to construct honeycomb to store their honey.
About this resource
Series: Connected 2012 Level 2 - The Buzz of Bees
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Number and Algebra, Nature of science
Thank Goodness for Bees
Words by Bronwen Wall
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Connected 2012 Level 2 - The Buzz of Bees
In this Connected series there are five articles ("Thank Goodness for Bees"; "Home Sweet Comb"; "Healing Honey"; "Bees Are VIP’s (Very Important Pollinators)"; "Staying Alive".)
1 of 5Home Sweet Comb
“Home, Sweet Comb” describes a selection of beehives made by people living in different cultures and at different times across the world. It describes the materials the hives were made of, their shapes and structures, and how beekeepers collected the honey stored inside them.
2 of 5Staying Alive
"Staying Alive” identifies some reasons why the honey bee is becoming endangered. It describes the behaviours of other living things, including humans, that are threatening honey bee survival.
3 of 5Bees are VIPs (Very Important Pollinators)
“Bees Are VIPs (Very Important Pollinators)” explores the symbiotic relationship that has evolved between the honey bee and flowering plants. It describes how, in the process of gathering nectar and pollen, the honey bee helps to pollinate flowers.
4 of 5Healing Honey
“Healing Honey” explains how mānuka honey has special healing properties that make it valuable for medicinal purposes. It discusses the technological experimentation and modelling that went into the development of a honey bandage to treat wounds.
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