As you know, sometimes in the summer, bumblebees can be quite annoying and sometimes scary. But did you know that there is more to it than just plain annoying. Recently, they have been going in decline and the numbers if them are going down. If bees were not there to pollinate plants, we wouldn't have had plants. They also pollinate greenhouses and orchard crops. Here are some sentences I have to complete about the ignored but important bumblebee.
1. The word 'bumblebee' is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word bumble means to buzz or drone.
2. Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km h)!
3. Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90% of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
4. Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do 50 times more work than a honeybee.
5. The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including their habitat being destroyed and lost, removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, and excessive use of pesticides.
I hope you've enjoyed reading my blog post about the important bumblebee. Thank you for coming to my blog. Please give me feedback or if you have any questions, please ask. Do you like bumblebees for what they do? Tell me in the comments.
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Hola Gargee,
ReplyDeleteWell done on persevering and trying hard to fill the gaps in the sentences as best as you could. Good news, all the sentences are correct, ka mau te wehi! It helps to be informed, I had no idea bees exerted so much of their energy flying that they come that close to death... It's a tough world out there!
Perhaps next time you could include some pictures of bumblebees, do you know if they appear any different from honeybees? The can do 50 times the work so I wonder if their physical anatomy is noticeably any different...
On a personal level I really appreciate the hard work that bees do. A lot of their hard labour actually helps us out in lots of ways. Last year my cat Tori broke her tail and had to have it amputated, she's one tough Tortie. I used Manuka ointment (which has honey in it) to help her wound close properly, it worked like a dream! She has a fluffy stump now, but she's still the same inquisitive, snobby and cheeky Tori.
Toe feiloa'i fo'i,
Cia.