Meet Melissa HoneyBee:

• Bee Basics
  • Bee Family: Honeybee
  • Bee Role: Forager
    • Forager Bees consistently visit the same patches of flowers for as long as they are productive.
    • This consistent behavior makes Honeybees efficient enough to produce excess honey unlike most other species of bee.
• Bee Favorites
  • Favorite Flower: New England Aster
  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Favorite Landmark: Massachusetts State House – the golden dome reminds Melissa of her home!
  • Favorite Fruit: Raspberries
  • Favorite Vegetable: Cucumbers
  • Favorite Herb: Lavender
• Fun Facts About Melissa Honeybee
  • Melissa will create about 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey.
  • Melissa is an excellent dancer. She can communicate the location of flower patches through just a few dance moves to help her other bees!
  • Melissa visits anywhere from 50-100 flowers per visit from her nest.
  • At 10-15 miles per hour, Melissa can fly pretty quickly… but not as fast as the ferry!
  • Meet Melissa by playing the Flower Flip Mini Game!