beehives

Simple text and photographs introduce the life and work of honeybees in hives.

Simple text and photographs describe bees and the hives in which they live.

Color photos fill this overview of beehives, which describes beehive architecture, types of honeybees, and bee communication, and presents instructions for a communication experiment and a listing of related books and Web sites.

An introduction to the behavior and life cycle of honeybees, with particular emphasis on the production of honey.

A graphic novel that tells the life story of a young bee named Nyuki, showing the structure of life in a beehive and the struggles bees face to survive. Also includes an educational section on bee anatomy and behavior, and an extra comic on the bee sting allergy.

This book describes a honey bee's hive, discussing the queen bee that lays eggs, the bees that collect nectar and pollen, the bees that care for the young, and the bees that make honey.

Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to a beehive in her magic school bus.