🐝 Bee Facts
100 Q: What do bees eat?
Answer: Bees drink nectar for energy and collect pollen for protein to feed young bees
Q: Bees chase people for fun
Answer: ❌ Myth. Bees are usually looking for flowers or protecting themselves/hive.
100
Find one interesting bee fact.
Find one interesting bee fact.
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100
Watch a 15-sec bee video. Rate anxiety before/after.
100
Walk outside near flowers for 15 seconds. Count the bees you see.
200 Q: Why do bees sting?
Answer: To protect themselves or their hive. They do not sting to be mean.
Q: Bees can smell fear.
Answer: ❌ Myth. Bees cannot smell fear. They may react to quick movements, swatting, or certain smells (perfume, sweat).
200
Find THREE facts that prove bees are helpful to people.
Find THREE facts that prove bees are helpful to people.
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200
Watch a 30-sec bee video. Rate anxiety before/after.
200
Stand near flowers for 15 seconds. Count the bees you see.
300 Q: What flowers attract bees?
Answer: Lavender, sunflowers, daisies, clover, wildflowers, black-eyed Susans, fruit tree blossoms, and many purple, blue, white, and yellow flowers.
Q: Honeybees die after they sting.
Answer: ✅ Fact (only honeybees). Their stinger gets stuck in skin, so they die afterward. Bumblebees can sting more than once.
300
Why did this bee land on the flower instead of chasing a person? Find TWO reasons.
Why did this bee land on the flower instead of chasing a person? Find TWO reasons.
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300
Watch bees eating, collecting pollen. Name 1 things you learned
300
Count bees you see near flowers for 30 seconds.
400 Q: What should you do if a bee lands near you?
Answer: Stay calm, don't swat, move away slowly if needed, let it fly away on its own.
Q: If you stay calm, bees usually leave you alone.
Answer: ✅ Mostly true. Calm behavior is less likely to make a bee defensive than swatting or sudden movements.
400
Compare a honeybee and a bumblebee. Find THREE differences.
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400
Watch a close-up bee video for 1 minute.
Name 2 things you learned
400
Stand near flowers for 45 seconds. Count the bees you see.
500 Q: Teach me 5 facts about bees.
Possible facts:
• Bees are pollinators.
• Honeybees make honey.
• Bees have 6 legs.
• Bees have 5 eyes (2 large compound eyes and 3 simple eyes).
• Bees communicate by dancing.
• Most bees don't want to sting people.
Q: What's the biggest myth about bees?
Answer: "All bees are aggressive." In reality, most bees are busy collecting nectar and will avoid people unless threatened.
500
Pretend you're presenting on National Geographic. Teach me FIVE facts that would convince someone bees are more helpful than scary.
Possible facts:
500
Watch a 2-minute bee video. Name 3 things you learned
500
Stand near flowers for 1 minute. Count bees.