Bea Bee's Busy Day
Bea Bee thinks her job is small — until she learns how important bees are for flowers and food.
Bea Bee buzzed out of the hive just as the sun peeked over the meadow. She had one job today: visit flowers and collect sweet nectar.
"It is such a small job," Bea sighed. "The queen is important. The builders are important. I just fly around."
Bea landed on a bright yellow sunflower. She sipped the nectar with her long, straw-like tongue. Yellow dust called pollen stuck to her fuzzy legs.
Then she flew to the next sunflower. Some of the pollen fell off her legs and onto the new flower.
"Thank you, Bea!" said the sunflower.
Bea was surprised. "Thank me? For what?"
"When you carry pollen from flower to flower, you help us make seeds," the sunflower explained. "Seeds grow into new flowers. Without bees, there would be fewer flowers — and fewer apples, strawberries and pumpkins too!"
Bea's wings buzzed with excitement. She zoomed to the apple tree, the strawberry patch and the pumpkin vines. At each stop, she left a little pollen behind.
By sunset, Bea was tired but proud. Back at the hive, she told everyone, "My job is not small at all! Bees help feed the whole world!"
The other bees did a happy waggle dance. That is how bees say, "Great job!"
That night, Bea dreamed of flowers — thousands of them, blooming everywhere, all because of busy little bees.
⭐ The End ⭐
💬 Talk about it
- What sticky yellow dust got on Bea's legs?
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Pollen. - Why was the sunflower thankful?
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Carrying pollen helps flowers make seeds. - Name two foods that need bees to help them grow.
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Apples, strawberries or pumpkins.
