Food
Herbivore
Bees eat nectar and pollen.
Plant eater
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Bee Facts for Kids: B Is for Bee
Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food. Here are easy bee facts for kids: what bees eat, how big they grow, what a baby bee is called and where bees live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter B.
Insecttype
Herbivorediet
Larvababy name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Bees
Two more true facts about the bee that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
Bb
Say “Bee”
Bee starts with the letter B. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Bees do a waggle dance to show friends where flowers are.
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One more fact
Bees help plants make fruit by carrying pollen.
Act it outMove like a bee for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter B in “Bee”.
Ask a questionWhat would a bee eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Bee Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the bee, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A bee is about 1 to 2 cm long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Bees live for weeks for workers, years for queens.
LifespanBaby
Larva
A baby bee is called a larva.
Baby nameGroup
Swarm
A group of bees is called a swarm.
Group nameHabitat
Gardens
Bees are found in every continent except Antarctica.
Where they liveAnimal type
Insect
Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food.
Bee is an insectLetter
B is for bee
Bee has 3 letters and starts with B.
Say: Bee
Quick quiz
Bee Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
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Free printable
Bee Coloring Page: Letter B Worksheet
Done reading about the bee? Print the free letter B sheet, say “B is for bee” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase BLowercase bTracing practiceFind the B animals
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Questions
All FAQs
Bee Questions Kids Ask
Bees eat nectar and pollen. That makes the bee a herbivore, which means it is a plant eater.
A bee is about 1 to 2 cm long.
Bees live for weeks for workers, years for queens.
A baby bee is called a larva.
A group of bees is called a swarm.
Bees live in every continent except Antarctica. Their favorite habitat is: gardens.
Yes. The bee is an insect. Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food.
Bee starts with the letter B. Say it slowly and listen for the B sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All B animals
More Animals Like the Bee
Other B animals and more insects to read about next.
Mammal
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Butterflies taste with their feet. Each one starts life as a caterpillar and changes inside a chrysalis.
Lives in: Gardens Read butterfly factsInsect
Leafcutter ants carry bits of leaves that are bigger than they are. They use the leaves to grow a special food garden in their nest.
Lives in: Rainforests Read leafcutter ant factsInsect
Termites live in huge family groups, and some build giant mud towers. A termite mound can be taller than a grown-up.
Lives in: Savanna Read termite facts