Vocabulary Practice: Bees (2)

Bees are very useful animals because they not only make honey but they also ......... flowers and plants. They transfer pollen from one flower to another and this act makes plant reproduction possible in many cases.
buy
birth
paint
pollinate

Many bees live together in colonies. The female bees that do all of the work in a repetitive fashion are called ......... bees.
strong
worker
cohort
supporter

A large group of bees that are either living or travelling together is referred to as a ..........
encampment
associates
swarm
herd

Honey ......... are created by bees and they are a cell-like storage container found inside hives. These structures contain honey and the bees' offspring.
allies
bears
combs
brushes

Bees ......... is secreted or released by bees and found in hives along with honey. This substance is also collected by bee keepers because it can be used to make candles. It's a yellowish, plastic-type material.
wand
cream
porridge
wax

Some people have serious bee sting .......... This means certain people have an immune reaction and symptoms include painful itching, swelling and trouble breathing.
declines
allergies
wands
sites

In a bee colony, there are male bees called ......... that have no stinging abilities and they also don't take part in collecting honey.
drones
experts
workers
kings

When parents talk to their children about reproduction in nature, we often say that they are talking about the ......... and bees.
foxes
streams
birds
owls

Bees work very hard in nature. So, when humans work really hard, we often say that they are as ......... as a bee.
hairy
painful
busy
small

Wild bees, ones that don't live in man-made hives, are often called ......... bees.
feral
brush
stagnant
vile