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How Bees Make Honey

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How Bees Make Honey

Honey bees are busy insects. They live together in a home called a hive. One hive can hold thousands of bees. Worker bees fly from flower to flower. They suck up a sweet juice called nectar with their long tongues. They carry the nectar back to the hive in a special part of their body called a honey stomach. Back at the hive, the bees pass the nectar to other bees. These bees put it into tiny six-sided rooms made of wax. The nectar is still runny, so the bees fan it with their wings. This dries it out and turns it thick and sticky. Now it is honey! Last, the bees cover each room with a wax lid. The honey is saved for the winter, when there are no flowers.

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Question 1
Read "How Bees Make Honey". What is nectar?
- A. a sweet juice from flowers
- B. a bee's home
- C. a type of insect
- D. a kind of wax
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Question 2
Read "How Bees Make Honey". What shape are the rooms in the hive?
- A. six-sided
- B. round
- C. square
- D. three-sided
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Question 3
Read "How Bees Make Honey". What do bees do to turn runny nectar into thick honey?
- A. mix it with water
- B. carry it to a flower
- C. put it in the sun
- D. fan it with their wings
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Question 4
Read "How Bees Make Honey". Why do bees save honey for the winter?
- A. Honey melts in summer.
- B. There are no flowers to get nectar from.
- C. Bees sleep all winter.
- D. The hive gets too full.
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Question 5
Read "How Bees Make Honey". What is the main idea?
- A. Bees turn nectar from flowers into honey in their hive.
- B. Hives hold thousands of bees.
- C. Bees have long tongues.
- D. Winter is cold.

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