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What two animals is this story about?
bumblebees and honeybees
Where do bumblebees and honeybees live?
How does a bumblebee colony begin?
The Queen bee
What does continuous mean?
never ending
What do both bumblebees and honeybees do?
buzz from flower to flower and sting when threatened
How many bees live in a honeybee hive?
tens of thousands
What does the Queen bee do in the winter?
mate and hibernate
When a honeybee Queen dies what happens?
the colony produces new queens
What is the most obvious difference between a bumblebee and a honeybee?
size and appearance
How many bees live in bumblebees hives?
hundreds
When spring arrives what is the Queen been going to do?
build a new colony
What shape are honeycomb colonies?
six sided honeycomb cells
What do honeybees look like?
small with dull brown and gold stripes
Why are there more honeybees then bumblebees?
honeybee colonies remain active through winter
Where might a Queen bee build a colony?
an abandoned rodent nest , a thatch of dead grass, or the space under a shed or compost heap
Where does the honeycomb Queen lay her eggs?
in the cells of the honeycomb
big, bold, and covered with fuzzy black and yellow stripes
What bumblebee survives the winter?
the Queen
What does regurgitated mean?
spit up
What bees make the honey we eat?
honeybees