Bees live in large groups called a «hive», and each bee has a specific job. There is a «queen» who lays eggs, «worker bees» who gather food and build the hive, and «drones» whose job is to mate with the queen.
A worker bee flies from flower to flower collecting a sweet liquid called «nectar» with her long tongue, storing it in a special stomach inside her body. As she moves around, pollen sticks to her too, helping plants pollinate and reproduce.
When the bee returns to the hive, she deposits the nectar into six-sided wax cells, and the bees fan their wings quickly to evaporate the extra water. Little by little, the nectar turns into thick, delicious honey, which bees store as food for winter — and that humans enjoy too.
