1. The Honeybee Eric Stover,Matt Day,Jeff Mangum North Hall High School
Apprentice Teacher-Ms. Jennifer Edge
Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office
July 2002

2. The Honeybee

3. The Honeybee Honeybees live in large colonies
Males are called drones, who are kicked out after a new queen takes over the colony
The females in the hive are workers which are sterile. The other female is the queen.
Males play no part in the colony and only mate with the queen.

4. The Honeybee
Individuals have highly specialized functions in their colony
These include:
defense
food collection
storage
reproduction

5. The Honeybee
The honeybee has been recognized as having the largest foraging distance. It is about 3 miles which is an approximate foraging area of 18,000 acres.

6. The Honeybee
The honey’s color is determined by the flora which is from the nectar the bees collect. The darker the honey is due to the high mineral content in the nectar.