The Adventures of Rose and Miss Honey Bee

Rose and her friend, Miss Honey, have an adventure learning about the life of a honeybee. This is an excellent early reader and will encourage family discussion and further research.

“This book is an educational publication about a six-year old girl, Rose, and her friend, Miss Honey, on an adventure learning about the honeybee’s life. This is a read and learn for not only children, but one that can be enjoyed by adults as well.”

—LEW DOBBINS, award winning author of Behind the Microphone, Member of the WV Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the WV Country Music Hall of Fame and proud husband & grandfather

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The Adventures of e e B y e n o H s is M d n a Rose

Cynthia C. Dobbins ILLUSTRATED BY

Ben Rogers

The Adventures of Rose and Miss Honey Bee

by Cynthia C. Dobbins illustrated by Ben Rogers copyright ©2020 Cynthia C. Dobbins All rights reserved. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents, except where noted otherwise, are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any other resemblance to actual people, places or events is entirely coincidental. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any other form or for any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage system, without written permission from Headline Books.

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PR I N T E D I N T H E U N I T E D STAT E S OF A M E R IC A

This book is dedicated to my mother, Joan N. Clinger, who was Rose’s great-grandmother and whom Rose lovingly called “Gigi”

Foreword “The Adventures of Rose and Miss Honey Bee is a delightful story that takes little Rose on an adventure to learn about the fascinating world of honey bees. Honey bees are truly fascinating creatures that are important to our environment. One out of every three to four bites of food we eat are pollinated by honey bees. Needless to say, we must protect all pollinators. Beekeepers across this country and beyond are the heroes who help the honey bee in its struggle to prosper.

To know where your honey comes from, seek out your local beekeeper. Learn what you can do to help our pollinators. This charming children’s book is suited for all ages to gain insight on honey bee biology and how they work so hard to produce the sweet honey we enjoy. You will enjoy reading The Adventures of Rose and Miss Honey Bee.” —Louisa Householder, President West Virginia Beekeepers Association

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Rose is my granddaughter and she is six-years-old.

Reading books.

Digging for worms.

Planting a garden.

And riding her bike, are all things that she likes.

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She loves all animals, big and small, on land and sea, Someday a veterinarian she wants to be.

Come follow Rose and Miss Honey to learn and see All about the honeybee.

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Rose askes: “Oh, Miss Honey, Miss Honey, what do you see?”

“I see beautiful flowers looking back at me,” says Miss Honey.

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Bees have six legs and five eyes to see all things, the buzzing you hear, is made from our two pairs of wings.

Two big compound eyes, one on each side of our head, And three teeny weeny eyes on the top, Allow us to fly from danger in haste, Our two antennae allow us to feel, smell and taste.

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Our tongues are like a drinking straw, And from the flowers the nectar we draw.

We have two stomachs, one for digestion, and One for the honey, known as a honey sac, And a stinger at the end of our abdomen/back.

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Our wings also keep us warm in our hive, We snuggle together and flap them when it is cold outside.

And when it’s summer and hot, To get our hive cool, we flap them a lot.

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We bees fly up, we fly down, we fly in circles All around town.

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Landing on each flower and then back in the air, Gathering the nectar and pollen with care.

Nectar is a sugar liquid we carry in our honey sac, The pollen sticks to the stiff hairs on our legs and furry backs.

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“Be careful, Miss Honey,” warns Rose.

“Going from yard to yard and down on the ground, Watch you don’t get stepped on or ‘lawn-mowered’ down.”

“Oh, don’t worry Rose,” says Miss Honey.

“That won’t be, my five eyes look out for me.”

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AN DANCE C U O Y K THIN

Well, I am learning, too.

Miss Honey is teaching me the ‘waggle’ dance and ‘round’ dance that bees do.

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The dances are how bees talk to each other and give directions.

Whether NEAR (round dance) or FAR (waggle dance), as to where the best flower spots are.

When we bees dance, we are in the ‘groove’ as we are dancing in a circle or doing the figure eight move.

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Bees can see all colors, except red.

It is thought a bee’s favorite colors, though, are purple, violet and blue.

Those are also some of Rose’s favorites, “How about you?”

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Queen Bee is the head of our home, Where she sits on her throne and is surrounded by Male Bees, who do not sting, called drones.

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Our Queen has a long and graceful body, And is the largest bee in the colony, She has a royal court of attendants, That feed and groom her you see, Because she can’t do that, not the Queen Bee. 19

Queen Bees can lay up to 1,500 eggs in a day, That’s a lot of babies to care for, wouldn’t you say?

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Bee Bread, made of pollen and honey, is fed to the baby bees when small, so they can grow big and be able to crawl.

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After a day’s work, back to the hive, Where I live and survive.

I drop off the nectar and pollen I have collected all day, For me, it is all work and no play.

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Worker Bees, worker bees, working away, Turning the nectar into sweet honey, day after day.

No rest for these bees, their work is never through, Building the honeycomb is their job, too.

The wax flakes from the bee’s belly, Help build the comb to hold the honey.

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WORKER BEES also have many chores, Like housekeeping, feeding the baby bees, And guarding the hive’s door.

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Now it is the beekeeper’s time to collect all the honey, That’s his job and how he makes his money.

Do you know why beekeepers wear white suits?

If you said, “The bees don’t feel threatened by the color white,” then you are right!!

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Beekeepers don’t wear brown or black.

Bees don’t like those colors, As makes them think of danger, And they will attack.

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Rose asks, “Oh, Miss Honey, Oh, Miss Honey, now what do you see?”

“I see honey that was made, all because of me,” replies Miss Honey.

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BEE FACTS! Honey bees beat their wings 200 times a minute.

Bees are the only insect in the world that make food for humans...HONEY! There is only one Queen in each colony.

Honey bees are among the hardest working species on the planet.

Bees can fly at speeds up to 15 miles per hour.

If bees were paid a minimum wage, a jar of honey would cost $182,000.

There are 40,000 to 75,000 bees in the average colony.

It takes 768 bees flying over 55,000 miles, visiting 2 million flowers to make a single pound of honey.

Honey bees don’t sleep. Instead they spend their nights motionless, conserving energy for the next day’s activities.

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A single honey bee worker only produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.

The bees use their honeycomb cells to raise their babies in and to store nectar, honey, pollen, and water.

Honey is really good for you and can even make your sore throat feel better!

Honey never goes bad. It can last forever!

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Q: Why did s the bee cros the road?

Q: What do bees wear to beach? !

A: Bee-kinis

he Q: Who is t e bees favorit ? male singer A: Sting!

Q: What does a bee sit on?

Q: What is a bee’s favorit e book?

A: The Grea t Gats-bee!

ind Q: What k ds of bee rea nary? the dictio ing bee!

A: A spell

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A: His bee-hind!

Q: What is te a bee’s favori sport?

A: Rug-bee!

A: Just bee-cause!

did the Q: Why o the bee go t op? barbersh t A: To ge t! u c a buzz-

Q: Who’s a bee’s favorite pop group?

A: The Bee Gees!

is a Q: What orite bees fav flower? ias!

on A: Bee-g

Q: Where do the bees like to go on vacation ?

A: To the bee-ch!

Q: Why did the bee go to the doctor?

A: Because it had hives!

Q: What kind of bees live in graveyards ?

A: Zom-bees!

Q: Who writes books for little bees?

id Q: What d y to the bee sa the flower? ney!

A: Hello ho

Q: How did the bee get to school?

A: On the school buzz!

Q:Why do bees have sticky hair?

A: They use a honey comb

A: Bee-trix Potter!

Q: What b ee is good for your health ?

A: Vitamin Bee!

is a Q: What rite bee’s favo sic? dance mu op!

A: Bee-B

Q: What kind of bees can't be understood?

Q: Who ’s a bee’s fa vorite female s inger?

A: Beeyon

ce!

Q: What did the bee say to the other bee when they both landed on same flower?

A: Buzz-off!

Q: Why did the bee get married?

A: He loved his honey!

A: Mumble be es!

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THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF HONEYBEES THAT FORM A COLONY. These three bees all depend on each other and would not survive without each other.

WORKER (Female)

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QUEEN (Female)

DRONE (Male)

Rose and her friend, Miss Honey, have an adventure learning about the life of a honeybee. This is an excellent early reader and will encourage family discussion and further research.

“This book is an educational publication about a six-year old girl, Rose, and her friend, Miss Honey, on an adventure learning about the honeybee’s life. This is a read and learn for not only children, but one that can be enjoyed by adults as well.”

—LEW DOBBINS, award winning author of Behind the Microphone, Member of the WV Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the WV Country Music Hall of Fame and proud husband & grandfather

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