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Cross Word Pollination

Across	Down
1.  A type of melon pollinated by honeybees. 5.  The transfer of pollen from the male part of  the plant to the female part. 7.  People who handle bee hives.	2.  A type of nut pollinated by honeybees. 3.  What bees collect from flowers. 4.  The powdery substance picked up by bees in their "baskets". 5.  The female part of the flower. 6.  At the base of the pistil.

Answers

Bees store honey in six-sided honeycomb cells made from beeswax. Try to complete the frame of six sided cells below. It's harder than it looks!

Worker Puzzle

Locate and circle the following honeybee words in the puzzle: beeswax, beehive, comb, queen, drone, clover, worker, and colony. Words may be found across or down.

b	s	b	c	b	h	b	x	i
e	s	w	o	r	k	e	r	a
e	c	a	l	p	w	e	a	e
s	s	c	o	m	b	h	i	f
w	h	n	n	s	l	i	n	d
a	z	n	y	o	c	v	r	r
x	t	e	l	b	d	e	o	o
c	o	i	a	q	u	e	e	n
c	l	o	v	e	r	l	s	e