Other Names:                                 European or Western Honey Bee

How Big Are They?                         Adult workers are ½ inches (1.3 cm) long, the queen is a little larger

What Do They Eat?                        Honey bees gather nectar and pollen from plants.

Good Things They Do:                   Honey bees pollinate plants that we eat.   They also produce honey that we eat and wax that we can use              for candles.

Not So Good Things They Do:       Can sting if handled.

Where Do You Find Them?           Honey bees can be found throughout the US

Interesting Things About Them: Live in colonies (hives) with a queen and workers.   Workers raise the queens larvae (babies), build the nest, collect nectar and pollen, guard the hive, and make honey.

Honey bees dance to tell other bees where to find flowers.

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