Our Favorite Children’s Books About Bees
When you think of bees, you probably think of a bee flying from flower to flower collecting pollen to make honey. While this is a huge part of their day, they do so much more than that.
Bees make life on earth possible.
Bees do some of the most important work on Earth, they pollinate plants. They are responsible for 1/3 of our food production and without them we wouldn’t have foods such as apples, cherries, watermelons, and even coffee. The plants they pollinate also need their help to produce new seeds which will grow to become new plants. These tiny, busy bees play a very important roll in in the survival of plants and human beings.
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Did you know… there are around 20,000 different species of bees or that bees must visit two million flowers in order to make one pound of honey?! Incredible! Flying to that many flowers means they fly about 50,000 miles… the same as flying around the world one and a half times! We never knew these tiny creatures had such an impressive resume.
We were so blown away by all the new information we learned about bees that we have put together a list to share of some of our favorite children’s books about bees. Our list also includes a BONUS section full of hands-on, child approved, interactive resources like games, puzzles, and craft supplies.
PERHAPS some of these books about bees will help you have a better understanding of bees and how important they are to life on this planet. And always remember…
“Bee yourself!”
Genie, Disney’s Aladdin Movie
Children’s Books About Bees
Non-Fiction
Bees: A Honeyed History by Piotr Socha
The Bee Book by Charlotte Milner
The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come by DK
What If There Were No Bees? A book about the grassland ecosystem. by Suzanne Slade
The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons
The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci
Bees: National Geographic Kids by Laura Marsh
Explore My World: Honey Bees by Jill Esbaum
Honey in a Hive (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Anne Rockwell
Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle
What On Earth? Bees by Andrea Quigley
The Bees In Your Backyard: A Guide to North American’s Bees by Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia Messinger Carril
Honey Bees: Letters from the Hive by Stephen Buchmann
Bumblebees (Insects Up Close: Blastoff! Readers by Patrick Perish
Our Love Of Bees by Jaret C. Daniels
You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Bees! by Alex Woolf
The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe by Loree Griffin Burns
What’s the Buzz?: Keeping Bees In Flight by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Tell Me the Difference Between a Bee and a Wasp by Leigh Rockwood
Where Have All The Bees Gone? by Rebecca E. Hirsch
Picture Books
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
Bee Dance by Rick Chrustowski
The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco
The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi
Bee & Me by Elle J. McGuiness
Bumblebee by J.V. Wilson
The Bumblebee Queen by April Pulley Sayre
Poetry & Art
UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye
Interactive Resources
14 Comments
Jenn
Interesting information about bees! My brother just recently acquired some hives and I can’t believe the amount of honey he gets from them!
Trisha
Wow! We’ve looked into getting a hive because it sounds like a great learning opportunity, and possibly, a new business venture.
Amanda | Toddling Traveler
These are great books about bees! My son has been really into honey bees lately- I need to get him one!
Trisha
My son loves to watch them fly from flower to flower. It’s amazing he can slow down long enough to see it! 🙂 I hope you’re son enjoys reading these with you.
Beth
I’m interested in bees, plus finding a birthday gift for my grandson, who turns 1 next month, so this article is a win-win! I love the simple layout and great range of types of books. Will subscribe, too!
Trisha
Thank you so much, Beth! Right after my son turned one, we got him the Wheely Bee. He loved to ride around the house on it! Hope your son has a wonderful first birthday!
Hannah
Wow, that’s a really thorough list! Bees really are fascinating, and I don’t really know much about them – I definitely didn’t know there were so many species of bees! It’s never too young to start teaching kids the importance of nature and our beautiful planet, so I definitely want to read a few of these to my little one!
Trisha
We couldn’t agree with you more! It is important for parents to teach children the importance of nature and our planet. (We only have one Earth!) It’s amazing how much good it does for children, and adults, to be out in nature. We hope you and your family enjoy some of the books!
Heather
I LOVE this list! We’re huge bee lovers and this is such a comprehensive list of books that I’ve bookmarked it for future reference!
Trisha
Thank you so much, Heather! We are glad you enjoyed them! 🐝🍯
Jean C Williams
Love the post! I used to be the principal of a school where the Bee is the mascot. This would have been a great display to welcome all back to school and to get inspired for the year!
Charlene
Thank you! That is a great idea for a “welcome back” display! YAY for bees!
Beatrice
My son will enjoy all these books. We are going to see how many we can add to his reading list before the years out. Thank you for the information.
Trisha
You’re very welcome! We hope you find some books that you both will enjoy!