The Colony by Eddie C https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36 Eddie Combs en-us 2017-11-07 20:44:40 UTC 2025-11-16 00:14:58 UTC hello@padlet.com There is 1 Queen bee and thousands of worker bees. Workers are the non-mated offspring of the Queen bee. Both of these bees are female. Workers build the honeycomb from wax made from their bodies. Queen bee lays one egg in each of the cells. 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206458474 2017-11-13 19:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206458474 The honeycomb is usually inside of the hive. The honeycomb is used to raise young bees and store food. Honeycombs have six sided cells. Cells are usually near the center of the honeycomb. This area is called the Brood Nest. The same cells can also be used for other tasks. During the summer and spring they are used to raise bees and during the winter and fall cells are available for storing food and honey. 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206462672 2017-11-13 19:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206462672 When bees swarm one colony splits into two colonies. This is because half of the colony stays at the hive and helps the new queen and the other half goes with the old queen to start a new colony. 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206507367 2017-11-13 21:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206507367 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206509588 2017-11-13 22:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206509588 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206510080 2017-11-13 22:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206510080 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206857225 Beeswax is produced by the underside glands of a worker bee. This yellow substance comes out of the glands in small scales so that the worker bee can then make the honeycomb out of it. Beeswax can be used in adhesive, chewing gum, and candles.]]> 2017-11-14 17:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206857225 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206861031 2017-11-14 17:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/206861031 White throat needle tail Description 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207390902 The white throat needle tail is a native from Australia. This bird eats flying insects such as bees, and wasps. It also eats beetles, ants, and flies.]]> 2017-11-15 19:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207390902 White throat needle tail look 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207392442
  • This bird has long curved wings and white markings all over their body
  • The plumage of these birds is a grey-brown and their wings are long and pointy
  • Plumage refers to the color of the feathers on a bird and the pattern of the colors
  • The tail is short and looks like a square
  • The throat and under tail of the bird is white

    • ]]>     2017-11-15 19:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207392442     White Throat Needle Tail Habitat 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207393626 The White Throat Needle Tail lives in Australia and migrates to the nothern hemisphere in May to August then comes back in October. This bird usually rests in trees.]]> 2017-11-15 19:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207393626 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207608415 2017-11-16 11:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207608415 Wax Moths 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207608457 Wax moths can also be very disruptive to the bees. These moths are nocturnal so they have the time to strike at night when the bees are sleeping or not guarding the top entrance of the hive. They lay their eggs inside the cracks of the hive.]]> 2017-11-16 11:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207608457 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207609640 2017-11-16 11:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207609640 Stung Book Reference 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207609679 On page 9 chapter 2 there is a picture of the wanted people. For the mark level the people who turn these people in get a certain amount of honey. This reminded me that the bees made the honey from their honeycomb meaning that if people really want honey now the bees have gone extinct.]]> 2017-11-16 11:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207609679 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207617430 2017-11-16 12:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207617430 1606341 https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207660641 2017-11-16 14:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1606341/xwaobcjpfg36/wish/207660641