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AT THE HIVE
1. Ask students what type of behavior is best to have when approaching the hive (calm, relaxed, quiet). ¿Como se
debe comportar cuando se acerca a la colmena? (con calma, relajado, tranquilo).
2. Point out the flight path to students – draw the analogy of a busy doorway and explain the importance of keep-
ing the flight path clear. Sen ale la ruta de vuelo a los estudiantes: muestra la analogí a de una puerta ocupada y ex-
plique la importancia de mantener la ruta de vuelo despejada.
3. Explain what kind of hive you have and why (top bar, Langstroth, etc.) Explique que tipo de colmena tiene y
por que (barra superior, Langstroth, etc.)
4. Now that students know how to safely be around the hive, explain to students that the beekeeper has two
main priorities: Ahora que los estudiantes saben co mo estar seguros cerca de la colmena, expliqueles que el
apicultor tiene dos prioridades principales:
 Maintain the health of the hive by checking for parasites and intruders. Mantener la salud de la col-
mena mediante la comprobacio n de para sitos e intrusos.
 Monitor the growth of the hive by checking in on the amount of eggs that the queen is laying. Controle
el crecimiento de la colmena al controlar la cantidad de huevos que pone la reina
5. Explain that when entering the hive, two factors are crucial: protection and distraction.
Explique que al ingresar a la colmena, dos factores son cruciales: la proteccio n y la distraccio n.

 Show students the bee hat and explain how the hat/veil protects the face from any potential bee
stings. El sombrero / velo protege la cara de posibles picaduras de abejas.
 Show students the smoker and demonstrate its use while also explaining how the bees become dis-
tracted. The smoke gives bees the illusion of a fire. In order to survive the flight away from the hive,
bees will begin gorging on honey and are thus distracted from the beekeeper’s entrance. The smoke
also mutes alarm pheromones that guard bees could be using to rile up the other bees, causing them to
become defensive. El humo da a las abejas la ilusio n de un fuego. Para sobrevivir al vuelo que se aleja
de la colmena, las abejas comenzara n a engullir miel y se distraera n de la entrada del apicultor. El hu-
mo tambie n silencia las feromonas de alarma que las abejas protectoras podrí an usar para irritar a las
otras abejas, haciendo que se pongan a la defensiva.
6. Explain that the beekeeper must work fast to avoid heat escaping from the hive. Bees are cold-blooded and
need the hive to be around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. . Explique que el apicultor debe trabajar ra pido para evitar que el
calor se escape de la colmena. Las abejas tienen sangre frí a y necesitan que la colmena este alrededor de 90 grados Fahr-
enheit.
7. Show students how the bars line up and explain how the bees build the honeycomb on the bar, or in the frame.
8. Show students a honeycomb and pass it around while encouraging students to smell it.
9. Open the observation window (if you have one) and explain how bees build the honeycomb starting with the
bar closest to the entrance.

AT THE OBSERVATION TABLE
1. Have students move to a separate table removed from the hive, where the observation hive is set up and ready
for viewing. Remind students what type of behavior they should produce (calm, relaxed, quiet), emphasizing
respect and no tapping of the glass window.
2. Give students a chance to quietly listen to the hum of the bees before the next step.
3. Let students know that there are two sides of the comb and that they should observe both sides by crouching
down to its level. Allow a couple of minutes for students to observe and take note of what they see and gener-
ate questions.

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