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Bees - Staying Alive

Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences  (see Saving Bees on page 27)

Beginnings

Scientists have found a fungus to use to control varroa mites.

People who spray pesticides can be trained to spray safely.

We can grow flowering plants to feed bees.

Endings

to feed bees.

to use to control varroa mites.

can be trained to spray safely.

Fill in the spaces - some are tricky!

visit	visits	visited	visiting
mix	mixs	mixed	mixing
save	saves	saved	saving
notice	notices	noticed	noticing
grow	grows	grewed	growing
encourage	encourages	encouraged	enouraging

Fill in the spaces with words from page 24

Honey bees in New Zealand and all over the world are endangered . There are fewer bees living in the  wild  and  fewer  in beekeepers’ hives. That’s a serious   problem  because we need bees to   pollinate  our crops.

For a bee, it can be hard work just staying  alive .