Bees are important members of our planet. These buzzing creatures help in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. They also contribute to pollinating around three-quarters of the plants. These plants further become a source for 90% of our food. Besides pollinating food crops and wild plants, bees also produce honey, beeswax and bee pollen. To honour these hardworking fuzzy little friends of our environment, Don’t Step On a Bee Day is celebrated across the UK on 10^th July annually. Created by Thomas Roy and Ruth Roy, this day was initially celebrated to remind people that going barefoot can make you get stung by a bee. Later, it eventually became a day to celebrate the importance of bees for our environment and to raise awareness about taking care of them and preserve them. The life of bees is in danger due to some other factors as well which include pollution, use of pesticides, climate change and chemical exposure. Our planet is in dire need of regaining its balance to reverse the damages caused by us humans. The same goes for protecting the bees. We can still do a lot for preserving these beneficial creatures. Kids should be taught to be more compassionate and protective towards the bees and not be afraid of them. With this intention, we have compiled a list of books to help teach the kids about the secret life of bees, how they contribute to food production for us and other benefits to the ecosystem. Reading these books will make kids more mindful of safeguarding the bees. So, let’s dive into reading some amazing books on bees.

Our List of Books to Read This Bee Day!!

Bessie The Field Bumble Bee Needs A New Home

Our first pick from the list of books on bees is about a bee named Bessie who is a queen bee. She plans on laying eggs in the Seafield’s Garden, but before that, she has to overcome some hurdles. There is Phyllis the Pheasant who tries to create problems for Bessie. Will Victor the Vole help out Bessie in fulfilling her dream of starting a family in her chosen home? To find out more about this queen bees book, buy it here.

The Bumble Bee Story Collection

Our next choice for the little ones is a bumblebee book of poems. These poems tell the readers about the life of the bumblebee and his friends. Their lives are full of love and adventures. The poems also talk about the problems these bumblebees encounter and how they find solutions for them. Our fuzzy friends are struggling to survive at the moment. This book also highlights the importance of safeguarding these bees and help them live peacefully around us. Buy this book loaded with fantasy poems here.

The Bear and The Bee

This is a heartwarming story of friendship between a grizzly bear and a little bee. When the bear gets distressed because of an incident, the bee helps him deal with his sadness. To find out how the little bee helped out a huge bear, buy this book here.

The Adventures of Flora Bee: Saving Ruth Bee and Other Stories

All is fun inside the world of Flora Bee, but sometimes when she is at work or hanging out with her friends, strange things happen. On the other hand, there is Ruth who has joined a nursing home. Her health begins to deteriorate but her students are trying their best to help her get better. Will they succeed in their plan to make Ruth get healthy again? Grab a copy of this book here to find more about these stories.

Boo the Bee

Boo the bee is on a mission to find flowers and save the hive. This story is about a journey where Boo will be working hard to collect pollen and make food for themselves. But do you know, in doing so, he will also be making food for us? The variety of fruits we eat are also made from flowers pollinated by bees. So, to pay them back we all should grow native flowers in our garden to help the bees like Boo. Get a copy of this interesting book here.

The Bee Hive

One of the best books on bees, The Bee Hive, tells the story of an eleven-year-old Daniel Jeremiah Chambers. His parents are always working or busy shopping. Daniel has a sister, but they don’t get along well. Dan has a friend, Benji, who tells him about a derelict beehive. Things soon start to get wrong. Join Den on his journey to finding the beehive and see how he tackles the problems in his life. To buy this book, click here.

Bella the Bee

Bella is a young girl who struggles to fit in. She spends her time alone, doesn’t have many friends and also finds it difficult to adjust to her school. But she has a secret no one knows about. She has found something that interests her and she can feel she belongs somewhere. What is her secret? To read more about Bella and the secret life of the bees, click here to buy this book.

Buzzy: The Very Busy Honey Bee

This is a story about the life of bees. Buzzy is a little bee who is always busy finding nectar. Buzzy lives with his friends in a garden which is full of flowers. He loves living in this garden but his friends are not so happy because they are not as good as Buzzy at finding nectar. Follow Buzzy’s journey across the garden. Grab a copy here.

The Angry Bee and the Final Sting

 

Our next pick from the books on bees is about a bee called Frizz who is not happy with her life, but she doesn’t know the reason behind her sadness and agitation. Follow Frizz and her friends as they set out on a journey over the yummy meadows. On this journey, they encounter danger and adventure. You can get a copy of this colourful book for your little ones here.

 

 

Nectar Collected

 

Our last selection is for our older readers. Nectar collected is a poetry book that has various meaningful poems about life and our perception of certain things in our surroundings. Buy this book here and indulge yourself in its magic.

 

 

We hope our list of books on bees will help you and your little ones learn a lot about the importance of bees and how we should keep them safe.

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