about the bees

Bees - Staying Alive

Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences  (see Saving Bees on page 27)

Beginnings

Scientists have found a fungus to use to control varroa mites.⬈

People who spray pesticides can be trained to spray safely.⬈

We can grow flowering plants to feed bees.⬈

Endings

to feed bees.

to use to control varroa mites.

can be trained to spray safely.

Fill in the spaces - some are tricky!

visit	visits	visited	visiting
mix	mixes	mixed	mixing⬈
save	saves	saved	saving⬈
notice	notices	noticed	noticing⬈
grow	grows	grewed	Growing ⬈
encourage	encourages	encouraged	encouraging⬈

Fill in the spaces with words from page 24

Honey bees in New Zealand and all over the world are endangered⬈ . There are fewer bees living in the  wild⬈ and  fewer⬈ in beekeepers’ hives. That’s a serious  problem⬈ because we need bees to  pollinate⬈ our crops.

For a bee, it can be hard work just staying  alive⬈.

Great work, Kaden!

Mrs Clarke