- The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to Move in a clumsy way.
- Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 10.8 - 16.2 kilometres per hour (km/h).
- Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 15 percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
- Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to multiple times as much work as a normal honeybee.
- The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the honeybees.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
SLJ Bee Informed activity 1 Day 2 Week 3
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Kia Ora Taya,
ReplyDeleteWell done for attempting this Summer Learning Journey activity, 'Bee Informed' and for filling in the blanks of these sentences provided for you. It seems that you've missed a little bit on the fifth section, it asks you to fill two blanks in this sentence and therefore provide us with two factors as to why the bumblebee population is declining in New Zealand.
Can you please also explain why it is that the honeybees are a reason for the bumblebees declining? I'm very curious about this one!
I can only provide you with half points for this activity until you tell me what other factor is contributing to the declining population of bumblebees. I'll keep an eye on this post, but be sure to respond to my comment here so that I know that you've gone and edited it :)
Cheers,
Jordan