THE BUSY BEE The bees you see buzzing around your garden are an important part of our life on Earth By carrying pollen between flowers they help us grow many of the foods we eat every day Read on to learn more about these hardworking insects 2 PAIRS OF WINGS A bee’s wings beat about 200 times per second creating that famous buzz sound 5 EYES A bee has 2 large compound eyes and 3 small simple eyes on the top of its head 6 LEGS Hind legs have 2 areas called pollen baskets to help carry food back to the hive 6 2 ANTENNAE Each antenna has thousands of scent receptors to help bees smell
ONE BEE FLIES UP TO 20 miles AN HOUR 32 km h ONE BEE CAN FLY UP TO miles 6 WITHOUT A BREAK 10 km ONE HIVE CAN MAKE UP TO 100 Pounds OF HONEY PER YEAR 45 kg ONE BEE VISITS UP TO 100 FLOWERS PER TRIP A QUEEN BEE USUALLY lives 2-3 Years IN THE WILD ONE HIVE OF BEES THAT’S THE SAME AS 2 TRIPS AROUND EARTH AT THE EQUATOR 7 CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN 50,000 MILES 80,467 km TO MAKE 1 POUND 0 5 kg OF HONEY
MEATLESS MIND-SET Could you give up eating meat for a day How about your whole life Vegetarians are people who choose not to eat meat Some people go a step further and avoid animal products such as milk and eggs altogether How common is this dietary decision Travel around the world and see how many people are going vegetarian 2 OF AMERICANS ARE VEGANS WHO EAT NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS CANADA 4 USA 5 36 OF AMERICANS EAT AT LEAST 1 MEATLESS MEAL PER WEEK TOFU A VEGETARIAN PROTEIN SOURCE MADE FROM SOYBEANS WAS FIRST MADE IN CHINA MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS AGO 8 BRAZIL 8
KINGDOM UNITED CHINA 6 5 INDIA ITALY AUSTRALIA 10 70 OF THE WORLD'S 31 12 VEGETARIANS LIVE IN INDIA
