Honey bees are not native insects of Australia. They have been introduced from Europe and Asia. They were brought over by bee keepers to make honey. Some have escaped and built hives in the wild. These hives can be found in hollows, cracks in rocks and holes in sloping ground. Australian native bees are usually small and do not build hives. They live in the soil or in plant stems. The one type of native bee that does build a hive does not have a sting.
Food: nectar. Larvae are fed honey.
Life Cycle: adult, egg, larva, pupae, adult. Only queen bees lay eggs.
Habitat: Hives in most areas of Australia
Description: Bees are insects. They have six legs. Their bodies have three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. They have two wings.
Predators: Some wasps attack bee hives and some mites live on bees.
