*** A Buzzing Visit to P4/P5 from Our Local Beekeeper! ***

We were delighted to welcome local beekeeper Marty Cardwell to our school for a fascinating talk about bees and beekeeping. 

Marty brought along a real hive for the children to observe and investigate, as well as fresh honeycomb, beekeeping equipment, a beekeeper's suit, a smoker and a special brush used when working with bees.

The children were amazed to learn that a hive can contain up to 70,000 bees at certain times of the year and that while worker bees may only live for around 35 days, the queen bee can live for up to two years. They enjoyed tasting delicious local honey and asking Marty lots of thoughtful questions.

To finish the visit, the children received certificates, stickers and seed bombs to help support pollinators by growing sunflowers at home.

A huge thank you to Marty Cardwell for such an engaging and memorable experience. The children were thoroughly enthused and inspired by everything they learned about these incredible insects as part of their WAU topic, 'Food Glorious Food'.

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