Today we were lucky enough to have Shane Hutton come and tell us all about his job as a Beekeeper.

Shane arrived with his hives in tow and the children were instantly wondering what had entered our classroom. He told us all about beekeeping and showed us some of the tools he uses. He also showed us some of the things bees produce, like wax and honey. Shane explained that we really need bees to make sure our fruit grows.

We learnt that there are about 80,000 bees in a hive. They make about 30,000 trips per day to flowers and back to the hive. We saw how they are fed and they feed them water and sugar. We saw the smoker that helps to calm them and the hive tool used to open the hive. We got to touch and smell some of the wax, it felt smooth and smelt like honey. Shane also showed us the landing strip where the bees arrive. 

The Queen is the leader of the hive and if the queen is placid then the bees are usually placid and if the Queen is an angry queen then the bees are usually angry.

We learnt that bees only sting if you annoy them and they want to protect themselves so then they might sting you.

We got to taste some creamed honey and runny honey. It takes  We thought it tasted ... sweet, delicious, yummy and some of us didn't like it much at all.

 Bee stings hurt because they have poison in them. - Nico

We got to wear a helmet so that the bees can't get on our face. - Max

Bees only sting you if you annoy them. - Leo

Bees make Honey. - Penny

People are allergic to bees because when they sting us they die. - Archer

I know I'm not scared of bees anymore because they make honey. - Kate

Bees make honey and they make it in little holes. - Braxton

I am not scared of honey bees when they make honey. - Rhylan

Bees sting you and you have to quickly flick the sting off. - Jasmine

Some of the bees were wriggling. - Katie

If the bees disappear we might die because some of our food won't get pollen. - Will