School Field Trip
The Garden and Honeybee Farm Tour Objectives
- To bring the amazing world of the honeybee to life
- To feature the honeybee as an integral species in our food web
- To teach children about where and how their food is grown
- Educate the children about the parts of a plant
- Identify the part of the plant that attract the honey bees
- To explore the honeybee and other pollinators role in food production.
The tour begins with students observing live, working colony of honeybees in our observation hive. With the help of our experienced tour guide, they will learn about the amazing biology of the hive, find the queen bee, and see eggs, larva, pupa, drones and workers.
Now, it is time to visit the garden area where they will learn about the different vegetables growing in the garden and the lifecycle of a plant. Students will learn about the role the honeybee plays in the garden.