Beekeeper Jenny joins us as we dive into a beehive and learn all about bees and how God designed them with very important jobs to do, and creative ways to go about their work!

Here’s our trail map:

• What Important Job Do Bees Have?
• How Do Bees Make Their Hive?
• How Do Bees Work As a Team?
• Can Bees Dance?
• How Do Bees Carry Pollen?

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11 (NLT)

“Then God said, ‘Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant.’ And it happened.” Genesis 1:11 (NCV)

“People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 (NLT)

“...The words I told you are spirit, and they give life.” John 6:63 (NCV)

“For the word of God is alive and active….” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Festooning: Bees link together by their feet to form a chain. Festooning helps bees work together in building their hive. It might be a form of measurement.

Pollinator: A creature that helps spread pollen, which helps plants grow.

Pollen: Fine powder substance made by the male part of flowers. When pollen lands on a female part, that flower can make more flowers.

Nectar: A sweet liquid in flowers that bees eat and turn into honey.

Hexagon: Shape with six sides.

Beeswax: A natural wax produced by bees that they build their honeycombs out of.

Pheromones: A chemical scent or smell given off by some creatures.

Brood: A bee still growing inside its cell.

Larva: Immature or baby form of an insect.

Corbiculae: The “pollen basket” where bees carry pollen on their body back to the hive.

Sustenance: What we need to survive. A source of strength.

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