Honey+bees+by+markD

// Honey bee’s are native to Asia and the Middle East, but are now all over the world. Their are three different bees in a hive. They are the Queen, drone and worker. //
 * ​// Honey bees //**


 * // Anatomy [[image:220px-Gaint_Honey_Bee_(Apis_dorsata)_on_Tribulus_terrestris_W_IMG_1020.jpg]] //**// Honey bees are made of three parts, the head thorax and abdomens. On their legs are pollen bags for pollen. A bee has six legs and one pair of wings. //

// Bees eat the pollen from flowers and regurgitate the honey. The babies eat lots of pollen. // // The Queen is the only one who lays eggs. The brood have to look after the Queen. The nurse bees have to carry the larva to hexagonal capsules and cap them off. Three weeks later adult bees crawl out. A bee’s life is from two to three weeks. The Queen lives for two years. //
 * // Diet [[image:242px-HoneyBeeAnatomy.png width="250" height="193"]] //**
 * // Life cycle //**

// The bee’s predators are mites and hive beetles. They lay their eggs in the hive and kill the bees. Cane toads are also predators for they eat the bees. //
 * // Predators [[image:200px-Bienenwabe_mit_Eiern_und_Brut_5.jpg]] //**

// Drones are defenceless stingless bees. Bees dance to communicate. In a healthy hive there can be over 80,000 bees. //
 * // Did you know? //**

// Bees can’t see red. Bees can fly over 15 km an hour. Bees are very intelligent minibeasts. //
 * // Conclusion //**