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Herbivore
Honeybees eat nectar and pollen.
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Honeybee Facts for Kids: H Is for Honeybee
Honeybees make honey from the sweet nectar inside flowers. They do a wiggle dance to show other bees where to find food. Here are easy honeybee facts for kids: what honeybees eat, how big they grow, what a baby honeybee is called and where honeybees live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter H.
Insecttype
Herbivorediet
Larvababy name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Honeybees
Two more true facts about the honeybee that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Honeybee”
Honeybee starts with the letter H. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
A honeybee visits about 50 to 100 flowers on one trip.
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One more fact
Honeybees make honey to eat during winter.
Act it outMove like a honeybee for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter H in “Honeybee”.
Ask a questionWhat would a honeybee eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Honeybee Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the honeybee, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A honeybee is about 1.2 cm long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Honeybees live for about 6 weeks for summer workers.
LifespanBaby
Larva
A baby honeybee is called a larva.
Baby nameGroup
Swarm
A group of honeybees is called a swarm.
Group nameHabitat
Gardens
Honeybees are found in every continent except Antarctica.
Where they liveAnimal type
Insect
Honeybees make honey from the sweet nectar inside flowers. They do a wiggle dance to show other bees where to find food.
Honeybee is an insectLetter
H is for honeybee
Honeybee has 8 letters and starts with H.
Say: Honeybee
Quick quiz
Honeybee 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
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Free printable
Honeybee Coloring Page: Letter H Worksheet
Done reading about the honeybee? Print the free letter H sheet, say “H is for honeybee” 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 HLowercase hTracing practiceFind the H animals
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3 pages, black & white
Questions
All FAQs
Honeybee Questions Kids Ask
Honeybees eat nectar and pollen. That makes the honeybee a herbivore, which means it is a plant eater.
A honeybee is about 1.2 cm long.
Honeybees live for about 6 weeks for summer workers.
A baby honeybee is called a larva.
A group of honeybees is called a swarm.
Honeybees live in every continent except Antarctica. Their favorite habitat is: gardens.
Yes. The honeybee is an insect. Honeybees make honey from the sweet nectar inside flowers. They do a wiggle dance to show other bees where to find food.
Honeybee starts with the letter H. Say it slowly and listen for the H sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All H animals
More Animals Like the Honeybee
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Katydids are green insects that look a lot like leaves. Their name comes from their song, which some people hear as “katy did, katy didn’t”.
Lives in: Gardens Read katydid factsInsect
The imperial moth is a big yellow moth with purple and brown spots. Its wings can be about as wide as a grown-up’s hand.
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