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ミツバチがほかの虫を花から追いはらう?イギリスの研究、暑い日ほど争いが多い
Honeybees Push Other Insects Away
1Honeybees often push other insects away from flowers, a study in England has found. Honeybees make honey, and many people keep them.
2Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University watched insects on two kinds of plants near Cambridge. They watched for 93 hours over two years. Each place was close to honeybee hives.
3When there were more honeybees, there were fewer wild bees and other insects. Other insects often stayed away from honeybees. Sometimes the honeybees chased them off the flowers.
4There was more fighting on warmer days. Hot weather can make flowers give less nectar, so insects have less food.
5The lead researcher said the team does not want people to stop keeping bees. Last year, 47,000 people in the UK were registered beekeepers, up from 19,000 in 2010.
Words 単語
| insectsA2 | 名 | 虫、昆虫(insect の複数形)small animals with six legs |
| studyA1 | 名 | 研究work done to learn new facts about something |
| researchersB1 | 名 | 研究者(researcher の複数形)people whose job is to find out new facts |
| hives外 | 名 | (ミツバチの)巣箱(hive の複数形)boxes or homes where bees live |
| wildA2 | 形 | 野生のliving in nature, not kept by people |
| chasedB1 | 動 | 追いかけた、追いはらったran after something to catch it or make it go |
| nectarB1 | 名 | (花の)みつthe sweet liquid inside flowers |
| beekeepers外 | 名 | ハチを飼う人、養蜂家(beekeeper の複数形)people who keep bees to get honey |
単語のレベル:CEFR-J(『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. (URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード))
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
Where did the study take place?
A. In JapanB. In England, near CambridgeC. In the United StatesD. In a big city in Australia
How long did the researchers watch the insects?
A. 93 hours over two yearsB. Two hours a dayC. Nine daysD. Three years
What happened on warmer days?
A. The honeybees slept.B. There were no insects.C. The flowers grew bigger.D. There was more fighting.
How many registered beekeepers were there in the UK last year?
A. 19,000B. 2,010C. 47,000D. 93,000
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) Each place in the study was close to honeybee hives.
( ) More honeybees meant more wild bees.
( ) Hot weather can make flowers give less nectar.
( ) The team wants people to stop keeping bees.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう(形を変えずに)
nectarinsectswildchasedResearchershives
Each place was close to honeybee _____.
Hot weather can make flowers give less _____, so insects have less food.
Honeybees often push other _____ away from flowers, a study in England has found.
When there were more honeybees, there were fewer _____ bees and other insects.
_____ from Anglia Ruskin University watched insects on two kinds of plants near Cambridge.
Sometimes the honeybees _____ them off the flowers.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( They / for / 93 / over / watched / years / two / hours ) .
( away / from / often / insects / Other / stayed / honeybees ) .
( There / on / more / warmer / was / fighting / days ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Have you ever seen bees on flowers? What were they doing?(花にハチがいるのを見たことはありますか?何をしていましたか?)
How can we help wild bees in our town?(自分の町の野生のハチを助けるには、どうしたらいいでしょう?)

Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) A (3) D (4) C
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) hives (2) nectar (3) insects (4) wild (5) Researchers (6) chased
4.
- They watched for 93 hours over two years.
- Other insects often stayed away from honeybees.
- There was more fighting on warmer days.
全文訳
1ミツバチはよく、ほかの虫を花から追いはらうことが、イギリスの研究でわかりました。ミツバチははちみつを作り、多くの人が飼っています。
2アングリア・ラスキン大学の研究チームが、ケンブリッジの近くで2種類の植物に来る虫を観察しました。2年間で93時間、観察しました。どの場所も、ミツバチの巣箱の近くでした。
3ミツバチが多いと、野生のハチやほかの虫は少なくなっていました。ほかの虫は、ミツバチをよけることがよくありました。ミツバチが花から追いはらうこともありました。
4暖かい日ほど、争いが多くなりました。暑いと花のみつが少なくなることがあり、虫の食べ物がへってしまいます。
5中心になった研究者は、ハチを飼うのをやめてほしいわけではないと話しています。イギリスで登録されたハチを飼う人は去年4万7000人で、2010年の1万9000人からふえました。
文法ポイント:比較級(more / fewer + 名詞)
「より多くの~」は more、数えられる名詞で「より少ない~」は fewer。本文の When there were more honeybees, there were fewer wild bees は「ミツバチが多いと、野生のハチは少なかった」。There was more fighting on warmer days. の warmer は warm の比較級。
出典:Anglia Ruskin University、ScienceDaily ほか(記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル)|https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-10-23-honeybees-push-out-wild-bees/