Bees Genus : Apis Species : mellifera Food Chain Bibliography Interesting Facts: Queens will lay...

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BeesGenus : ApisSpecies : mellifera

Food Chain

Bibliography

Interesting Facts: Queens willlay almost 2000 eggs a day ata rate of 5 or 6 a minute.

Between 175,000-200,000 eggsare laid per year.

The queen starts to lay eggs about 10 days after mating.

Food web Description

Food Chain

sunthe rose pollen Bee

varroa mite

ladybug bird

The rose gets the energy from the sun.

The sun gives light to the rose.

The Bee eats the rose pollen.

The Varroa Mite eats the Bee.Return to main page

The Ladybug eats the Varroa Mite.

The Bird eats the Ladybug.

Food Web

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Sun

Vegetables

Bee

Varroa Mite

Fire Ant

Armadillo

Description

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•Honeybees visit about 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.

•About 8 pounds of honey is eaten to produce 1 pound of beeswax.

•Honeybees are the only insects that produce foodfor humans.

Bibliography

Pictures• www.focusedxterm.com/

wpe33.jpg• www.google.com

Information• Honeybees, James P.

Rowan,1993.• www.honey.com/kids/fact

s.html• www.ivyhall.district96.k12

.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/honbeefax.html

• www.indianchiald.com/bees.htm

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