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Classroom Beekeeping with Phil Kahler Tualatin Valley Academy Hillsboro, Oregon

Classroom Beekeeping with Phil Kahler Tualatin Valley Academy Hillsboro, Oregon.

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Classroom Beekeeping with Phil Kahler Tualatin Valley Academy Hillsboro, Oregon

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  1. Classroom Beekeepingwith Phil KahlerTualatin Valley Academy Hillsboro, Oregon Add excitement to your classroom by opening a window to the hidden world of the honeybee. Observation beehives allow students to observe the industrious work and life cycle of the honeybee. Discover the passion and commitment needed to make your classroom beekeeping project a success.

  2. The Secret Life of White House Bees Video available online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/06/23/secret-life-white-house-bees and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNaLV8KwTr8

  3. Classroom Observation Hives Old 2-Frame Hive New 8-Frame Hive 

  4. Classroom Observation Hive

  5. Observation Hive Designs • Available at Your Local Beekeeping Supply Company

  6. Observation Hive Designs • Available at Your Local Beekeeping Supply Company • Order Online

  7. Observation Hive Designs • Available at Your Local Beekeeping Supply Company • Order Online • Build It Yourself • Construction Plans Available to Purchase or as Free Downloads Online.

  8. Observation Hive Designs • Design Considerations: • Bigger is Better for Long-Term • Smaller is Better for Short-Term and is Portable

  9. Getting Started • Parent Volunteer • Local Beekeeper

  10. Getting Started • Parent Volunteer • Local Beekeeper • Accidental Beekeeper (AKA the Teacher)

  11. Safety Considerations • Beeline (Flight Path) • Allergies / EpiPen • Know your students • Classroom Management • Plexiglas vs. Glass

  12. Our first package of 10,000 honey bees and a queen. April 2006. Day 1

  13. We spray the bees with sugar water to feed them.

  14. Lucas helps me suit up.

  15. The hive feeder is filled with sugar syrup.

  16. The bees are knocked down to the bottom of the package.

  17. Ready to put the queen cage in the hive.

  18. Day 2 Lucas opens up the pollen patty.

  19. Father and son after closing the hive.

  20. Day 3 Our first hive inspection.

  21. Shaking out the last of the bees into the hive.

  22. Day 6 Lucas tries out the smoker.

  23. We prepare to open the hive for inspection.

  24. We open the hive.

  25. Removing a frame from the super.

  26. We spot the queen and notice lots of new cells.

  27. The queen bee.

  28. The drone bee.

  29. The worker bee.

  30. The worker bee gathers pollen and puts it in it’s leg pockets.

  31. Lucas holding a frame swarming with bees!

  32. We return the frame and bees to the hive.

  33. All done for now. We’ll check on the bees next week.

  34. Lucas with a new package of bees for the observation hive.

  35. Lucas sprays the bees with sugar syrup.

  36. The bees are knocked down to the bottom of the package.

  37. The feed can is removed from the package to retrieve the queen cage.

  38. The queen cage cork is replaced with a marshmallow.

  39. Once the workers eat through the marshmallow, the queen will be released into the hive.

  40. Transferring the bees from the package to the observation hive is a challenge.

  41. Feral bees in a Wood Duck nest box.

  42. The feral bee swarm.

  43. Too heavy with honey, the feral nest falls.

  44. The bees are gone and the honey smells fermented.

  45. Bee removal from a structure.

  46. Bee removal from a structure.

  47. Hair clips are used to hold the wild comb to top bars.

  48. Hair clips are used to hold the wild comb to top bars.

  49. Hair clips are used to hold the wild comb to top bars.

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