🐝 Homestead Beekeeping for kids

Children learn the beauty, purpose, and power of bees—from their biology and history to their role in homesteads, gardens, and entire ecosystems. Kids will observe, build, read, write, and even help protect pollinators in their own backyard.

Parent/Teacher Guide Download

week One

day one: Meet the bees

What is a Bee Download
Parts of a Bee Download
How to Watch Bees Download
Bee Journal Entry Download

day TWO: bees in history

Bees in History Download
Bee Timeline Download
Honeycomb Tile Download

day three: the science of pollination

How Bees Pollinate Plants Download
Pollinate Like a Bee Downlaod
Bee Flower Math Sheet Download

day four: bee homes and hives

Mini-Reaer: Honey and Brick Download
Honey and Brick Puzzle Download
Honey Bee vs. Mason Bee Sorter Game Download
How to Build a Bee House Download
Diagram a Bee House Download

day five: what bees make

All About Flowers and Nectar Download
How Honey is Made Mini Lesson Download
How Honey is Made for Younger Kids Download
All About Nectar” – A Flower’s Tale
Watch Raw Honey Settle and Crystallize Download
Homestead Honey Biscuits Download

week two

Day 6: Bees in Our Ecosystem

Food Chain and Pollination Web Download
Geography:
Life Cycle of a Bee
Bee Life Cycle Spinner

Day 7: Bee IDENTIFICATION AND OBSERVATION

Bees and Wasps
How to Watch Bees Without Disturbing Them
Bee and Wasp ID Cards
Drawing Bees- A Tutorial
Which One Am I Riddle Game

Day 8: Bee PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS

Why Are the Bees Dying? (Newspaper)
Why Are the Bees Dying (Response)
Current Events: The Beekeeper's Perspective

Day 9: HELPING THE BEES

Native Plants For Bees
Activity: Make Seed Bombs
"Pollinator-Friendly" Mini Lesson with Garden Flag Craft

Day 10: CATCHING A WILD HIVE (THEORY LESSON)

What's A Swarm?
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