Unit Study

Bees and Honey

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 Beekeeping is the
Bees are essential in maintenance
growing flowers and of honeybee colonies,
plants. They use the commonly in
process of pollination man-made hives.
where they transfer A beekeeper keeps
pollen from flower to bees in order to collect
flower. Transferring their honey and other
this pollen helps the products that the hive
flowers to continue produces like
to grow. beeswax, pollen, and
royal jelly.

Bee Bee
Beehive Beehive

Honey Honey
 Bee Anatomy
Antennae
Eyes

Legs

Thorax
Wings

Abdomen
Bee Anatomy

Eyes Thorax Abdomen

Wings Legs Antennae
 Types of bees

Bees are hard-working

and organized insects.
Each member fulfills a
very clear and specific
function.
In each hive there are:
a queen bee, drones
and worker bees

Queen

Worker Drone
 Life cycle of a Honey Bee

Egg

Adult Larva

Pupa
 Life cycle of a Honey Bee

Egg Egg

Larva Larva
 Life cycle of a Honey Bee

Pupa Pupa

Adult Adult
 Bees through history
In Valencia, Spain there is a
painting in the ‘Cave of the Spider’
(Cueva de la Araña), dating back
as many as 7,000 years, a cave
painting that depicts a man
working with honeybees.
In Greece, the honey bee was a
sacred symbol of Artemis and an
important design on Ephesian
coins for almost 6 centuries.
Bees were associated with royalty
in Egypt; as early as 3500 BC, the
bee was the symbol of the King of
Lower Egypt.
Beekeeping has been practiced
for thousands of years in Egypt.
In France, Napoleon Bonaparte
chose the bee as the emblem
to represent his status as Emperor,
a symbol of immortality and
resurrection.
 Some flowers that attract bees

Sunflower Sunflower

Daisy Daisy
 Some flowers that attract bees

Carnation Carnation

Peony Peony
 Some flowers that attract bees

Geranium Geranium

Calendula Calendula
 Types of beehives

Traditional beehive Modern beehive

In their natural habitat, Built by humans as a

bees build hives in shelter for the bees.
rocks, tree branches They come in different
and other spaces that sizes and heights, and
they find suitable to live honey can be obtained
and raise their young. without destroying the
nest.

Traditional Beehive Modern Beehive

Anatomy of a modern beehive

Cover

Super

Brood
chamber

Stand
 The process of making honey
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4 5 6
 The process of making honey

Bees absorb nectar with

their tongue from the Bees arrive at the hive
flowers they visit

They make honey inside The beekeeper collects

the combs honey from the combs
 The process of making honey

The honey reaches the

factory where it is Ready to eat
packaged

Beekeeping
Beekeepers are dedicated to take care of bees in
order to obtain honey and other products such as
pollen and royal jelly.
 Beekeeping equipment

Beekeeper suit Beekeeper suit

Bee smoker Bee smoker

 Beekeeping equipment

Gloves Gloves

Hive tool Hive tool

 Beekeeping equipment

Uncapping Fork Uncapping Fork

Honey bee brush Honey bee brush

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Numbers in english and spanish

One Two

Uno Dos

Three Four

Tres Cuatro
 Numbers in english and spanish

Five Six

Cinco Seis

Seven Eight

Siete Ocho
 Numbers in english and spanish

Nine Ten

Nueve Diez