A Visit to the Bee Keepers Farm

We went on another field trip recently with our home school group we are apart of. It was really cool. I know that this was nothing that I have ever seen even when I was in school. We visited a Bee Apothary. They told us all the things that they do with bee wax and honey. It was very hands on education. We learned how they use corn and old cedar as wood and flint in the smoker to smoke the bee's out and retrieve the honey combs. They, of course, wear protection to do this. We also learned that the average person can be bitten up to 100 times before it has a real effect, as long as they are not allergic to bees. Thankfully NO ONE! was bit. I thought to myself as all the bees were landing on us, "What was I thinking coming on this trip..lol???". We also learned that you have to live on at least a 200 acre farm before you can call yourself an organic bee farm because the bee's can fly away, and get into pesticides if not. This was, I must say, one of the neatest field trips thus far. Very educational! Here is some really cool pictures of the day.



Here is the whole group of home schooling kiddos that went! See home school is becoming so popular...What a big Group!

Here is a hive of Honey bees! They were all around us. NO ONE got bit..Praise the LORD!!!!

Here is a honey comb

Here is the churning machine. This is how they churn the honey..we learned so much!

Here the Kiddos got to learn how the beekeeper smokes the bees out to retrieve the honey. Really cool!