Kids Learn Why Bees Are Awesome | National Geographic

honey bees are our most efficient and

honey bees are our most efficient and effective pollinators so they pollinate

effective pollinators so they pollinate

effective pollinators so they pollinate lots of fruits and vegetables we’ve

lots of fruits and vegetables we’ve

lots of fruits and vegetables we’ve invited a classroom full of BC kids to

invited a classroom full of BC kids to

invited a classroom full of BC kids to come down here and put on the bee veil

come down here and put on the bee veil

come down here and put on the bee veil and a bee suit for protection we’ll open

and a bee suit for protection we’ll open

and a bee suit for protection we’ll open up beehives and get them into the hive

up beehives and get them into the hive

up beehives and get them into the hive like a beekeeper I was like nervous I

like a beekeeper I was like nervous I

like a beekeeper I was like nervous I thought that it was like ah today my the

thought that it was like ah today my the

thought that it was like ah today my the next time we go we could not be afraid a

next time we go we could not be afraid a

next time we go we could not be afraid a lot of kids are afraid of bees and one

lot of kids are afraid of bees and one

lot of kids are afraid of bees and one of the things we want these kids to

of the things we want these kids to

of the things we want these kids to understand is that bees are immensely

understand is that bees are immensely

understand is that bees are immensely valuable parts of the ecosystem they

valuable parts of the ecosystem they

valuable parts of the ecosystem they help produce the food we eat and they’re

help produce the food we eat and they’re

help produce the food we eat and they’re like they when they’re like moving

like they when they’re like moving

like they when they’re like moving they’re like not straight around very

they’re like not straight around very

they’re like not straight around very committee in function we bring an

committee in function we bring an

committee in function we bring an observation hive to the classroom

observation hive to the classroom

observation hive to the classroom program you get the oohs and the ahhs

program you get the oohs and the ahhs

program you get the oohs and the ahhs from all the kids they can see the

from all the kids they can see the

from all the kids they can see the activity of the honeybees crawling

activity of the honeybees crawling

activity of the honeybees crawling around on the comb they can find the

around on the comb they can find the

around on the comb they can find the Queen which we have usually marked you

Queen which we have usually marked you

Queen which we have usually marked you see the shiny nectar a couple of years

see the shiny nectar a couple of years

see the shiny nectar a couple of years after the first lady mrs. Obama

after the first lady mrs. Obama

after the first lady mrs. Obama established a vegetable garden on the

established a vegetable garden on the

established a vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House she

South Lawn of the White House she

South Lawn of the White House she decided to establish a pollinator garden

decided to establish a pollinator garden

decided to establish a pollinator garden as well and to set up a honey bee hive

as well and to set up a honey bee hive

as well and to set up a honey bee hive the birds although we can attract it to

the birds although we can attract it to

the birds although we can attract it to Barnes

Barnes

Barnes I think honeybees make a great vehicle

I think honeybees make a great vehicle

I think honeybees make a great vehicle to open young eyes that what’s happening

to open young eyes that what’s happening

to open young eyes that what’s happening in nature is not just random chaos that

in nature is not just random chaos that

in nature is not just random chaos that there’s beauty and order to it and I

there’s beauty and order to it and I

there’s beauty and order to it and I think this little creature creates a

think this little creature creates a

think this little creature creates a great opportunity to have children see

great opportunity to have children see

great opportunity to have children see that