The story for kids
A bee. A bee collects sweet nectar from flowers and makes honey from it. Pollen sticks to its little legs, and it carries it to the next flower. Without bees, lots of fruits and vegetables wouldn't grow.
Facts
- A bee collects sweet nectar from flowers and makes honey from it.
- Pollen sticks to its little legs, and it carries it to the next flower.
- Without bees, many fruits and vegetables would not grow.
Numbers
- Size
- ~1.5 cm
- Lives in
- In a hive
- Eats
- Nectar, pollen
- Helps
- Flowers
For grown-ups
Bees are among the most important pollinators; thanks to them, most of our food plants bear fruit. Pollen sticks to their hairs, and the bee carries it from one flower to the next.