I’m a small insect but I’m very active. Every morning I go to faraway places to find nectar with my friends. We meet many flowers such as sun flower, rose, jasmine and daisy. My favourite nectar is from the rose flower. We make a beehive to store the nectar. We have a Queen in our team. I have two antennas on my head. These two antennas help me to find flowers. I have stripes on my body. They are yellow and black in colour. Some people destroy our hives to get nectar. At those times, I get angry and punish them with my sting. People use our honey to make food and medicine. If there are no bees there wouldn’t be flowers, fruits and vegetables in the world. So I’m a very useful insect to the world.
Sandali Vihanga Jayasri, Grade 4, Negombo South International School, Nittambuawa.