🐝 Homestead Beekeeping for kids

Children learn the beauty, purpose, and power of beesβ€”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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