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P.O. Box 159
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
(720) 238-5868
email: springsweet@ghog.com

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School Program: Bees and Bee Lore

Invite Spring's Sweet to your school!

How do bees get delivered to beekeepers? How do they divide naturally in the wild? How do crop yields vary with and without pollination? Where does beeswax come from? Where does Royal Jelly come from and what exactly is it? What are queen mummies? How much honey can a 10 oz frame hold? Who lives in the hive? What are the 3 kinds of bees and what are their functions towards the continuation of the hive? How does nector turn into honey and why do they call it "Bee Barf"?

Have you ever wondered about any of the above? I give a 2-3 hour program about a wide variety of "Bee Lore." I have been giving these programs for 7 years to groups such as the Palmer Lake Historical Society, Colorado Mining Museum, home school groups, and 4th graders in local schools.

Letter received from 1st grade teacher after a presentation at Frontier Valley Elementary school for 110 students:

Dear Debby,

On behalf of the first grade teachers and students, I thank you for your thorough and educational presentation. Your information is so interesting and it is tailored to the understanding of children. Thank you for taking the time to answer all of their questions. We noticed how patient you were and how you worked to make sure that they understood your answers. You have a quality presentation!

My daughter also wanted me to thank you for the angel wax chunk. She thinks it's "just beautiful!" We wish you a successful season of beekeeping and honey making!

For more information or to book the Bee Lore program for your school,
contact Debby Evans at Springs Sweet Honey, (719) 481-8369 or email springsweet@ghog.com .Cost is $2.50-$5.00 per student, with a minimum of 50 children required.

Program elements:

Bee School

3 tables of hands-on exhibits of beekeeping and honey equipment, candle molds, smokers, honey extractor, full size illustrated bee hive
bee biology
demonstration of honeycomb strength
pollination possibilities
a real pollen trap
queen cages
posters demonstrating differences in wasps and bees
new Africanized Honey Bee (Killer Bee) presentation
real live bees in a "package" (if weather permits and if you would like them to be part of the presentation)

"Dress up" segment
Hats are used as props to demonstrate all the jobs a worker bee does in her life.
Question and answer session. (This is my favorite part)
Honey tasting

5 different honey varieties. Some examples: buckwheat honey from Montana, heather honey from Scotland, manuka honey from New Zealand, tupelo honey from Florida, orange blossom honey from Florida, linden honey from China, herbal honey from Nepal, cotton honey from Texas, lavender honey from France, rosemary honey from Spain, and Colorado wildflower honey from my apiary.

Each child will go home with a six ounce honey bear, 3 honey sticks, a chunk of 100% beeswax in one of several shapes--angel, heart or hexagonal block--and handouts of puzzles, beekeeping facts, games and recipe booklets.

For more information or to book the Bee Lore program for your school, contact Debby Evans at Springs Sweet Honey, (719) 481-8369 or email springsweet@ghog.com .

Questions about Spring's Sweet Honey? Send us e-mail: springsweet@ghog.com