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Overview
From such lonely beginnings, bumblebee queens can create colonies of hundreds of bees - workers to tend the nest, and eventually, drones and new queens to carry on the species. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall.Synopsis
From such lonely beginnings, bumblebee queens can create colonies of hundreds of bees - workers to tend the nest, and eventually, drones and new queens to carry on the species. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-3-Engaging watercolors keep time with a simple, easy-to-read text describing the life cycle of a bumblebee queen, from her awakening from winter hibernation to her death in late autumn. Sayre includes "fact circles" containing extra data on these creatures, a couple of closing paragraphs on bumblebee/honeybee pollinating skills, and respectful human behavior toward bees. Gentle, informative, and appealing, this title is an effective antidote to the edgy world of "killer" bees.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.