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5. Ask students if they know what honey is made of and how and why bees make it.
 Explain that worker bees collect nectar (sugar water or glucose). Have students recall that photosyn-
thesis is the process by which all plants make sugar. Forager bees store nectar in their honey sacs
(inside their abdomen) and carry it back to the hive, where they then transfer it to house bees.
Explique que las abejas obreras recolectan ne ctar (agua azucarada o glucosa). Haga que los estu-
diantes recuerden que la fotosí ntesis es el proceso por el cual todas las plantas producen azu car. Las
abejas de campo almacenan el ne ctar en sus sacos de miel (dentro de su abdomen) y lo llevan de vuel-
ta a la colmena, donde luego lo transfieren a las abejas de la casa.
 The nectar in the hive becomes concentrated through a process of evaporation and transforms into
honey.
El ne ctar en la colmena se concentra a trave s de un proceso de evaporacio n y se transforma en miel.
6. Pass out honeycomb tastings to each student.
7. Show students the two different types of honey and ask why they might look and taste different.
8. Explain to students that different flowers have different-colored pollen and nectar, which affects the color and
taste of the honey. Explain how honey can be flower specific.
Explique a los estudiantes que las diferentes flores tienen polen y ne ctar de diferentes colores, lo que afecta el
color y el sabor de la miel. Explica co mo la miel puede ser especí fica de la flor.

CATCH, OBSERVE, AND RELEASE STATION
Explain to students that in this station they will learn about honeybees and native bees, then safely catch, observe,
and release bees in the garden.
1. Review the three main interests of bees: nectar, pollen, and reproduction. .
Ne ctar, polen y reproduccio n.
2. Explain that only a female bee can sting. The bee’s stinger is in its oviduct, from which eggs are released. Male
bees do not have stingers.
Explique que solo una abeja hembra puede picar. El aguijo n de la abeja esta en su oviducto, desde donde se
liberan los huevos. Las abejas macho no tienen aguijones.
3. Delineate the difference between native bees and honeybees (different colony sizes, body types; solitary vs.
social (see page 18-19)).
4. Also observe the bees’ fuzzy bellies and legs, which are ideal for collecting pollen.
 Does the bee have pollen sacs? ¿La abeja tiene sacos de polen?
 Show images of honeybees and native bees.
5. Demonstrate how to catch and release bees while noting the following:
 Bees can see the colors purple and blue best, so when looking for bees try plants with purple and blue
flowers..
Las abejas pueden ver mejor los colores pu rpura y azul, por lo que cuando busquen abejas, pruebe las
plantas con flores azules y pu rpuras.
 Bees do not fly downward very well, so put the jar over the top of her.
Las abejas no vuelan muy bien hacia abajo, así que coloca el frasco sobre ella.
6. After catching the bee, look to see whether it is a native bee or honeybee and whether it is female or male.
Despue s de atrapar la abeja, mire si es una abeja nativa o una abeja melí fera y si es una hembra o un macho.
7. Explain to students that bees have been around for 120 million years and have co-evolved with flowers.
Explique a los estudiantes que las abejas han existido durante 120 millones de an os y han evolucionado con-
juntamente con las flores.

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