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What is a Worker Bee?
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BEE Facts for Kids: Worker bees are female honeybees that do most of the jobs needed to keep their colony healthy. They clean the hive, care for baby bees, build honeycomb, guard the entrance, and fly out to collect nectar, pollen, water, and other resources.Â
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One little bee can do a lot- but bees accomplish even more by working together!Â
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Young BeeÂ
HousekeeperÂ
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A Bee's Job Changes as She Grows!Â
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Growing Bee
Nurse & Builder
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A worker bee does different jobs at different stages of her life.Â
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Older BeeÂ
ForagerÂ
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What we can learn from Bees?
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A bee may be tiny but her work matters. Each worker bee has a different job, and every job helps the whole hive. When lots of little helpers work together, they can accomplish something much bigger than any one bee could do alone.Â
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We can be worker bees too!Â
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Helping a friend. picking up litter, making a kindness card, helping at home, or volunteering may seem like one small thing- but lots of small acts can make a BIG difference!Â
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She helps feed baby bees and makes wax to build honeycomb!Â
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She flies outside to collect nectar, pollen, and water!Â
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She cleans cells, and helps keep the hive tidy!Â
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Bee-lieve It or Not!
BEE Facts for Kids:Â
1) All worker bees are girls!Â
2) Bees have 5 eyes! Two large eyes and three tiny eyes on top of their heads!Â
3) They have pollen baskets! Special areas on their back legs help them carry pollen home.Â
4) Bees can dance! A worker bee can do a "waggle dance" that helps tell other bees where to find food!Â
5) One hive= Thousands of helpers! A healthy colony can contain tens of thousands of worker bees!Â
6) They help grow our food! As bees visit flowers, they move pollen from flower to flower, helping many plants make fruits and seeds.Â

BEE a HELPER!Â
What is one small thing YOU can do to today to help a friend or your neighborhood?
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