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Are you astonished that something as
delicious as honey is made by insects we know as bees?
There are thousands of different kinds of bees, but only
seven types of bees can produce honey. These are called
honeybees. It’s thought that bees lived in Africa
around one hundred million years ago. Today, bees live on
every continent, except Antarctica. History shows that
people have been gathering honey from beehives for at
least ten thousand years. How in the world do bees make
honey? Well, it all starts as the honeybee collects a
sweet , thin, runny liquid called nectar from around one
hundred flowers. Most of the nectar flows down a tube to
the bee’s honey sac so it can be carried back to the hive.
Honeybees live in well organized colonies. Different kinds
of bees have different types of duties. Some of these bees
help to make the honey. You got to read this book to
learn about the sweet, cool facts about bees and
honey. (May Harn Liu, may@mailbox.sc.edu,
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