Busy Bees

After reading a great article about beekeeping in our Your Big Backyard magazine we wanted to know more. (For those of you who remember the Ranger Rick magazines, this is the preschool version, distributed by the National Wildlife Federation. We love it. You should check it out!) We just happen to have our very own resident beekeeper - E's dad! We loaded up and watched from the car as Mr. Matt worked. We saw him use smoke to calm the bees, learned that boy bees don't sting, and we tasted some sweet local honey. Everyone, including Mrs. Mandy, learned a lot! What a fun day.




Mr. Matt in his beekeeping gear.


Baby bees, larva, if I remember correctly.


The queen bee in all of her glory! Were you looking for something a little more flashy (like a crown)? Me too :)


Fresh honeycomb. Yum!