Life in the Hive: teacher key

Bees, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Honey bees make honey from the sweet nectar of flowers. Honey bees live in a colony with a queen, workers and drones.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What do bees fan to dry nectar into honey?
   • Their wax
   • Their wings (answer)
   • Their feet
2. What are the three kinds of bees in a honey bee colony?
   • Queen, workers and drones (answer)
   • Queen, king and prince
   • Workers, ants and wasps
3. Boy bees cannot sting. Drones are the male bees. Can a drone sting?
   • Yes
   • Only in winter
   • No (answer)
4. What do honey bees do in winter to stay warm?
   • Dig in the ground
   • Huddle together (answer)
   • Fly away
5. What are drones?
   • Male bees (answer)
   • The queen
   • Wax cells

Words

• nectar: sweet flower drink
• drones: male bees