This is a free audiobook animation for
"Save the Bees" by Bethany Stahl. Get
your copy on amazon.com, link in the
description. I hope you enjoy reading
along with this story.
In the yard outside the apartment, a small buzz sounded from the center of a
flower. Out of the petals popped a little
be named Clover who was covered fluffy yellow stuff.
"What is that fluffy stuff?"
Mateo asked the little bee. The little bee
buzzed, "It's pollen!" "Pollen? I don't know
what that is," said Cho. Cho lived in the
apartment above Mateo. They're neighbors. "Pollen is what helps plants grow the
pollen sticks to my legs so I can carry
it to other flowers. That is how new
plants are made. It's called pollination,"
Clover explained. "I love baby plants and
pollination," Cho squealed. "But why do you carry it to other plants? Is that your
job? My mom makes deliveries for her job
too! She delivers mail to everyone," Mateo
said. "Yes, it is a part of my job. I
collect and eat nectar," Clover smiled
"Flowers make nectar which is delicious
sugary food. Then bees like me keep the
nectar in our honey stomach," Clover
explained. "Do people have a honey tummy?"
Matteo asked. "No, humans have one stomach but bees have both!" Clover said. "What do
you use your honey stomach for?" Clover asked full of questions.
"It sounds pretty silly. Are you sure you
want to know?" Clover laughed. "Yes, yes we
wanna know!" Matteo and Cho said."My honey stomach is like a backpack
but on the inside of my body. I can carry
nectar all the way home to the beehive.
Once I get home I can empty the nectar
back out to the bees that stay in the
hive. Then they chew and chew just like
it's bubblegum! The nectar will turn into
thick sticky honey," Clover explained.
"Wow!" Cho and Mateo said in unison. "We
love honey! Thank you for making it!" "I
love it too but it's getting harder to
travel to and from my home at the
beehive," Clover said sadly.
"Why is that hard to travel?" Cho wondered. "The more buildings roads and parking
lots people build the less space there
is for flowers to grow. Without flowers
there's no nectar and no pollen for me
to carry."
Clover frowned, "So us bees are traveling
farther and farther to find nectar but
sometimes we travel so far we forget how
to get home."
"So no more plant babies. I love flowers
and we need food from plants," Mateo said.
"And no more honey either." Cho chimed in. "How can we help?"
Mateo asked. "I've got an idea we can
plant more flowers!" Cho smiled. "Good idea!
Maybe we can build a bee hotel so you
can take a break when you get tired and
other bees will be there if you get lost!
You can work together!" Mateo said "Wow
that can help my friends and me!"
Clover jumped up and spun in the air
"What kind of flowers are your favorite,
Clover? We can put each on a few of our
porches!" Mateo said looking for a pot and soil. "We love sunflowers and lavender
marigolds and peonies are also delicious!
My friends love all kinds of herbs so
even your gardens for food can be shared
with us!" Clover yawned.
It was time for clover to head home.
Mateo and Cho waved goodbye as they went
into their apartments. "Goodbye, Clover!"
It was a new spring day Mateo and Cho
had an idea. They wanted to surprise
Clover! "We can reuse plastic just like
Agwe taught us! My mama helped me cut
the top off of this bottle and put a
string through it!" Mateo said. "Oh! My
dad brought home some bamboo which is a
renewable resource!" Cho smiled the friends placed the bamboo
in the bottle and hung it on the wall of
their apartment building. Soon clover was
able to visit again. She brought along
her bee family so they can meet her
friends!
"Surprise!" Mateo and Cho cheered when
they heard Clover buzzing near. To Clover's
surprise each porch had many beautiful
plants! Mateo's family planted a beautiful
herb garden to use fresh herbs in their
food and help the bees. Cho's dad planted
lovely lavender plants around the
border of their porch! Clover smiled and
buzzed around spreading pollen from
plant to plant and collecting nectar
with her friends along the way.
Clover's friends cheered. Clover looked
around and noticed that Mateo and Cho had
their families have every apartment add at
least one plant to their porch!
"We have one more
surprise for you!"
Mateo grinned. Clover followed him and
seen a beautiful bee hotel perfect for
her friends and family. They could now
take a break between their home and the
flower field. Clover and her friends
cheered. Mateo and Cho exclaimed
"Together we can all save the bees!" If you
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