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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
77 words
- Bees ate a new kind of feed during the study.
- People made the feed in a lab and a factory.
- Beekeepers gave the feed to hives in winter.
- Hives that ate the feed stayed much healthier.
- Those hives had more adult and baby bees in spring.
- Fewer treated hives died during the cold months.
- The feed helped hives during almond pollination season.
- The product will be sold to beekeepers soon.
- Researchers think good food helps bees survive.
Difficult words
- feed — food given to animals like bees
- hive — home where bees live and make honeyhives
- beekeeper — person who cares for and manages beesbeekeepers
- pollination — when bees help plants make fruits and seeds
- product — thing that is made to sell to people
- factory — building where people make things in large amounts
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen a beehive?
- Do you think bees need food in winter?
- Have you seen bees near flowers?