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All about Bees!
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Busy, Buzzy Bees...​
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Bees are arguably the most important insect pollinator.
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There are many different species including honeybees, bumblebees, mason bees, leaf cutter bees, and carpenter bees.
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Bees depend on flowers for food. They collect nectar (which is stored as honey) and pollen. A combination of pollen and honey is then used to feed their young.
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Some types of bees, like honeybees and bumblebees, are social and live together as colonies. Others like mason, carpenter, and leaf cutter bees are solitary.
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Bees have long tongues to collect nectar and pollen sticks to their hairy bodies.
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Bees foraging for food are more interested in the flowers than in stinging. If left alone they will most likely not bother people.
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Honeybees can only sting once, but bumblebees and carpenter bees can sting multiple times.
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FUN FACT: Honeybees communicate with one another through dance.