Ad in our local paper:
Are you a beekeeper or interested in bee keeping? Come meet with us to find out more about apiculture.
Okay, I am not interested in becoming a beekeeper. But we are interested learning about bees and the whole honey collecting process.
I took Dylan to the meeting and then they scheduled a 'bee day'. Dylan and I were the only ones interested in learning about it without actually becoming apiculturists.
Monica, the lady hosting the Bee Day, is fabulous with children. Dylan got some great hands-on experience and the chance to ask a million - yes, a million - questions.
Dylan purposely dipped his net in the bees to see if he could get them to crawl on it. It worked!
The bees were swarming around. I thought Dylan might feel nervous, but he wasn't at all. He was too busy looking, touching, helping ... and asking questions.
It turns out Dylan is a master honey-scaper...
...and honey tester!Monica gave us a whack of honeycomb to take home to the other boys. We were chewing and sucking all afternoon. She also sent us home with two jars of honey. Thanks Monica!
7 comments:
How fun!!! The bees would have creeped me out, but my boys would have been in HEAVEN!!
Nothing beats some hands on learning!
HOW COOL IS THAT!!! It looks like a sweet way to learn!
He is sooooooooooooo much braver than I !!! I am a recovered bee-aphobic.
We homeschool using Five In A Row and we are currently rowing The Bee Tree. My 6 year old was fascinated by your son's bee keeper costume. I so wish we could find something like that around here....it would be so perfect to combine with our study of bees. Thanks for posting your pics..my son especially enjoyed them!
What a great learning experience . . . what a brave soul you have! I don't know if I could've done it. :0)
Also, thanks for your comment on my blog about the time-out tool. I hope it is a useful tool for you. Of course, all credit goes to the Lord in planting such a thought in this wee little head. :0)
That is way too cool! Good job on being brave, Dylan, even though you weren't scared. I'm still impressed.
I like your blog. It's neat catching up after a few weeks and reading posts all together. It gives me a taste of your summer.
Too Cool. Sounds like lots of fun.
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