How do bees count? The bees at the Busy Bee Farm buzz through the sky as one big swarm, fly over two waving dandelions, find three wild strawberries dripping tasty nectar... As the children in Mr. Tates class listen, they learn how bees work to produce honey and make food and flowers grow. Bees count--theyre important to us all. Alison Formentos gentle message is illustrated with Sarah Snows bright, realistic papercuts.