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BeesGenus : ApisSpecies : mellifera
Food Chain
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Interesting Facts: Queens willlay almost 2000 eggs a day ata rate of 5 or 6 a minute.
Between 175,000-200,000 eggsare laid per year.
The queen starts to lay eggs about 10 days after mating.
Food web Description
Food Chain
sunthe rose pollen Bee
varroa mite
ladybug bird
The rose gets the energy from the sun.
The sun gives light to the rose.
The Bee eats the rose pollen.
The Varroa Mite eats the Bee.Return to main page
The Ladybug eats the Varroa Mite.
The Bird eats the Ladybug.
Food Web
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Sun
Vegetables
Bee
Varroa Mite
Fire Ant
Armadillo
Description
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•Honeybees visit about 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
•About 8 pounds of honey is eaten to produce 1 pound of beeswax.
•Honeybees are the only insects that produce foodfor humans.
Bibliography
Pictures• www.focusedxterm.com/
wpe33.jpg• www.google.com
Information• Honeybees, James P.
Rowan,1993.• www.honey.com/kids/fact
s.html• www.ivyhall.district96.k12
.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/honbeefax.html
• www.indianchiald.com/bees.htm
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