Bee Amazed at the Amazing Life of the Honeybee

This educational program is presented by Thornapple Woodlands (Don and Karen Snoeyink).

Through an entertaining honey bee educational seminar, the audience will:

• Learn about the three types of bees in a hive and their respective roles.
• Understand how bees find nectar and process it into honey.
• Realize how honey is harvested.
• Learn the nutritional and medicinal qualities of honey.
• Discover the uses for beeswax.
• Participate in a question and answer session.

After the presentation, at three stations, the audience will:

• Examine live bees in an observation hive.
• Taste honey from our hives.
• Craft a hand rolled beeswax candle.