The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means
Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of up to 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).
Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90% percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.
The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides.
In this Activity, we had to finish the sentence that was in the SLJ site. This activity was all about bees. This was a bit easy because I searched the sentences on google and I started to read the stories. Above this blurb is my finish the sentence.
Greetings Joshua,
ReplyDeleteI don't really like bees because they sting you on your feet or something else but it hurts. Have you ever gone sting by a bee? That's still great if you searched it from the internet because you learned something.
Keep it up Joshua!
By Chavda
Greetings Joshua, What an amazing blog post from you. I did this activity too. Did you enjoy doing this task, because I did. Nice filling in the blank answers. Great Work!
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ReplyDeleteWell done on finishing this activity. You did a great job filling in all of the blanks. It's sad to hear that the numbers of bumblebees in New Zealand is declining. Hopefully they won't become extinct in New Zealand. Keep up the good work.
Kia ora Joshua,
ReplyDeleteDid you enjoy researching different facts about bumblebees? Are you scared of bees at all? I was lucky enough that I never got stung by a bee. It is their defense mechanism to sting when someone gets too close.
It is pretty crazy how bumblebees can do 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee. Maybe that's why they are so big and fluffy!
Did you come across any other interesting facts about bees in general when you were on Google? Did you know that the average bee will make only one twelfth (1/12) of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime? Imagine how many bees would have worked for a single jar of honey!!
Happy blogging,
Susie