Eager Environmentalists Happy World Bee Day & Let's Get Recycling!!
EAGER ENVIRONMENTALISTS
Don't forget to bring in your Bread Bag Tags to help the environment and to assist the school to earn reward points. We will earn reward points for every 5kg bin we fill.
WORLD BEE DAY Wednesday 20th May
Amazing facts about bees
• Around 20,000 species of bees exist in the world.
• Bees reside in colonies.
• Each colony features the Queen bee, the worker bees, and the drone.
• The Queen bee and workers are females.
• Only the Queen bee reproduces.
• Drones are all males.
• Worker bees clean the beehive, collect pollens and nectar, and care for the offspring.
• Drone bees are there only for mating purpose with the Queen bee.
• The only thing Queen bee does it to lay eggs.
• Bees can a particular color, which humans cannot see. It is a blend of yellow color and ultra violet light. Scientists call it “bee’s purple.”
• An average bee makes a 12th of a teaspoon of honey in its entire lifetime.
• Bees follow democracy. They debate while choosing a new home. Each scout gets an equal platform. Each bee present in the colony performs its own research and there is a voting at the end. The Queen bee stays impartial.
Types of bees on Planet Earth (discovered so far)
Honey bees: They are also known as social bees. Their colonies are huge with 50,000 to 60,000 workers.
Bumble bees: These bees reside in smaller colonies, just 50-400 workers.
Mason bees and leaf cutter: They are also called solitary bees, as a single female bee lives alone in the nest.
Carpenter bees and digger bees: These bees usually live in the soil.
Mining bees: They are also called Andrena. They have huge families comprising thousands of bees. However, the female bee usually lives alone with nests close to each other.
So, the next time you hear the buzzing sound of a bee, think of her as planet Earth’s best friend, not just an insect that stings. And yes, don’t forget to have a spoonful of honey on World Bee Day!