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Bees and Beekeeping
Objectives:
 Identify two species of bees,
 Identify three parts of bee anatomy,
 Feel comfortable around bees in the outdoors,
 Explain the organization of honey bees and identify the types of bees and their role in the hive.

Materials:
Observational beehive, microscopes with bee parts, beekeeping equipment, bee ID posters, educational posters, jars to
catch bees in.

Activity and Discussion:
 Encourage the students to try on the beekeeping gear, and touch the beekeeping equipment,
Anime a los estudiantes a probar el equipo de apicultura, y tocar el equipo de apicultura,
 Ask them to point out drone bees and worker bees in the hive, ask them what jobs they think the worker bees are
doing
Pí dales que sen alen las abejas za nganas y las abejas obreras en la colmena, pregu nteles que trabajos creen que
esta n haciendo las abejas obreras,
 Ask them to point out wax, honey, nectar, brood, and pollen in the hive
Pí dales que indiquen cera, miel, ne ctar, crí a y polen en la colmena.
 Give them jars and help them catch, ID, and release bees.
Dales frascos y ayu dalos a atrapar, identificar y liberar abejas

Honey Tasting
Objectives:
 Understand the difference between nectar, honey, and pollen,
 Observe different colors of honey,
 Identify different flavor profiles in honey.

Materials:
Five varieties of honey, honey tasting wheel, toothpicks, garbage can, wet wipes, honey frame in a case, honey educa-
tion poster.

Activity and Discussion:
 Give each student a taste of each honey and pollen – you serve them, they don’t serve themselves. Dele a cada estu-
diante un sabor de cada miel y polen: usted los sirve, no se sirven a sí mismos,
 Use the honey flavor wheel and encourage them to describe the honey beyond, “it’s good” “it’s sweet” etc. Use la
rueda de sabor a miel y aní melos a describir la miel ma s alla que, "es buena", "es dulce",
 Ask them why the honey tastes and looks different. Pregu ntales por que la miel sabe y se ve diferente.
 Ask them to tell you the difference between honey, nectar, and pollen, Pí dales que le digan la diferencia entre la
miel, el ne ctar y el polen.
 Ask them to tell you how much honey a bee makes in her lifetime, and how many flowers it takes to make one
pound of honey. Pí dales que le digan cua nta miel hace una abeja en su vida y cua ntas flores se necesitan para hacer
una libra de miel.

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