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Bees Fact File

Watch this video to find out more about bees.

Learn more about bees with Down on the Farm

Where do bees live? Bees can live together in a beehive. Thousands of bees can live in a beehive, but there is only one queen bee.

What is the difference between male and female bees? Male bees are called drones. Female bees are called workers, and they collect nectar from flowers to make honey. The worker bees share the locations of nectar-bearing flowers so the other worker bees can easily find them too.

How much honey can a bee make? One honey bee makes one teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.

Want more bees?

Listen to Show Me Show Me Bees! with CBeebies Radio.

Tune in to JoJo and Gran Gran this springtime and help the bees.

Test yourself and take the bee quiz and put your knowledge to the test.

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