BEE 





BEE 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON BEES 



Outline 



I. Mi-iiiiuiiiviiinu Characteristics 

 ( 1 ) Membrane-winged insect 



Vathery hairs on head and thorax 



(3) Thickened hind feet 



(4) Tongue adapted to gathering nectar 



(5) Senses 



(a) Sight 



(b) Touch 



(c) Smell 



(d) Hearing 



II. AVhat They Eal 



(1) Honey 



(2) Bee-bread 



III. Cross-Fertilization of Plants 



(1) Method 



(2) Systematic visiting of flowers 



(3) Modifications of flower structure 



IV. Cli 



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(1) Social bees 

 (a) Honeybee 



1. Historical 



2. Classes of individuals 



(a) Workers 



1. Largest class 



2. Smallest form 



3. Undeveloped female 



4. Performs all work 



(b) Males 



1. Larger than workers 



2. Hairy body 



3. Performs no tasks 



4. Killed at approach of 



winter 



(c) Females or queens 



1. Largest body 



2. Lays all eggs 



3. Has sting 



3. Community life 

 (a) Wax-secreting 



(b) Comb-building 



(c) Egg-laying 



1. How eggs are placed 



2. Number laid 



4. Development of young 



(a) Egg 



1. Size 



2. Shape 



3. Hatches in three days 



(b) Larva 



1. Grub-like 



2. Fed by worker 



(c) Young bee 



5. Development of queen 



(a) Same egg as worker 



(b) Difference in food 



(c) Hostility to other queens 



6. Swarming 



7. Wintering 



8. Bee-keeping 



(a) Best kind of hive 



1. Brood-cells 



2. Supers 



9. Enemies of bees 



(a) Insect 



(b) Disease 

 (b) Bumblebee 



1. Structure 



(a) Size 



(b) Color 



(c) Sting 



2. Community life 



(a) Ready-made nest 



(b) Wax in cells 



(c) Only females live through 



winter 



(d) Formation of new colony 



3. Fertilization of flowers 



4. Guest bumblebee 

 (2) Solitary bees 



(a) Carpenter-bee 



(b) Mason bee 



Questions 



What does the scientific name of the order to which bees belong mean? 



How can bees be told from other insects of this order? 



Where do bees rank among the insects as to intelligence? 



What kind of eyes have bees? 



What is their favorite food? 



What are the young fed on? 



Are bees an injury or a benefit to the flowers they visit? 



What system of visiting have they that has its effect on the flowers? 



