Did you know it takes the nectar from 10 million flowers to make one liter of honey? This NOVA site is based on the TV program "Tales From the Hive." The site shows life in a honey bee hive as well as interesting facts about the queen bee, workers and drones, and how the members of the hive communicate. It is easy to navigate--you select one of the four main pages - Anatomy of a Hive, The Buzz About Bees, Dances With Bees, or The Making Of. I think that this site has a lot of interesting information; information is also easy to read and understand, and there are some good photographs. Please note that the Dances With Bees page needs a Quicktime Movie download.
Reviewed by Derek

Have you ever heard of Royal Jelly? You would if you were the Queen Bee. Did you know humans also use Royal Jelly? At this site there are interesting facts about honey bees. The home page is a larger insect site developed under review by entomologists at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. There are links to other insects and general insect sites. The Honey Bees page includes a large detailed drawing of a honey bee, a few photographs, and a lot of general information. This site is easy to read and navigate around on. It loads quickly and I think it would be good for grades 3 and up. I had fun learning about honey bees.
Reviewed by Derek

This site loads with some background drumming music. It loads quickly and you can shut the music off at each screen with a mouse click on the blinking symbol. The site is part of a PBS online multimedia site called Nature Metropolis. The hive page shows a virtual visit inside a honey bee hive. At the hive you can select pollination, developing larvae, storing honey, or more about the hive. You will see virtual bees as well as a glimpse inside the hive. To navigate this site you select the next button or scroll down to read the text. I liked the way that multimedia is used at this site.
Reviewed by David

This single page is part of the large Canadian Museum of Nature site. On the home page, select Invertebrates and then Bees. The Bee page has a large picture and interesting information about bees' eyes. This page is very easy to read and there is not a lot of navigation needed other than scrolling down. The arrows take you to other insects or back to the home page. I recommended it because you can quickly read through the information.
Reviewed by David

How many eyes does a honey bee have? Did you know the color and flavor of honey can be determined by where the bee has been gathering nectar? On this site you can get a lot of facts and information about honey history. There is a bee glossary. This site has a lot of good written information and trivia, but not very many graphics. I like it because it is easy to scroll down through the site to find the information. It is part of the Billy Bee Honey Products home page.
Reviewed by Lisa

Did you know honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute? That's why they "buzz." This site from the National Honey Board is full of recipes, like Berry Striped Popscicles. It is a little bit hard to find the honey bee information, but if you select Kids from the general menu you will be able to find interesting honey bee facts, some fun games and more recipes. I recommend this site because the information is easy to read, and it includes facts about the Queen bee, the colony, the drones, and workers.
Reviewed by Lisa