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Why do bees collect pollen? Simple, true bees facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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Why do bees collect pollen? Revealexpand_more

Bees gather pollen and sweet nectar from flowers to feed themselves and their hive. As they move from flower to flower, they help new flowers, fruit and vegetables grow.

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Talk about itIf you were a tiny bee, which flower in the garden would you visit first?

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Did you know?One little honeybee can visit hundreds of flowers in a single day.

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Try itGo outside and count how many flowers you can find. Which one do you think a bee would land on first?

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How do bees make honey? Revealexpand_more

Bees drink sweet nectar from flowers and carry it home in a special tummy. Back in the hive they turn it into honey and store it as food for the cold winter days.

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Talk about itIf you could store one food for winter like a bee, what would you save?

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Did you know?Honey never really goes bad, and people have found honey thousands of years old that was still good.

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Try itTaste a tiny bit of honey and try to guess which flowers the bees might have visited.

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Why do bees buzz? Revealexpand_more

The buzzing sound comes from a bee's wings beating very, very fast as it flies. It is not the bee's voice, it is the sound of the air moving.

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Talk about itWhat other things make a buzzing or humming sound around your home?

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Did you know?A bee's wings can beat around two hundred times every single second.

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Try itFlap your hands as fast as you can and listen. Now imagine wings even faster than that.

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How do bees tell each other where flowers are? Revealexpand_more

When a bee finds good flowers, it flies home and does a little wiggling dance. The way it dances tells the other bees which direction to fly and how far to go.

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Talk about itIf you could not use words, how would you show someone where to find a treat?

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Did you know?Scientists call this the "waggle dance", and bees really do read it to find food.

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Try itMake up your own secret dance that means "follow me, food this way". Can your family follow it?

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