Bees for kids
Bees for kids, parents, students and teachers
When we want future generations of us to appreciate and value the treasures of our world, teaching our children and grandchildren about the amazing world of bees is probably a good part of it .
Yes, let your kids know that bees can sting but more importantly that our life depends on them.
If we had no bees we would run out of food!
On this page we have gathered useful information and links to interesting websites that could be the starting point for a deeper interest in the world of bees.
To take it to the next level and experience the buzz of live bees in their hives, you and your children and/or grandchildren can visit the Collingwood Children's Farm Apiary to learn more about bees and beekeeping.
Collingwood Children's Farm Apiary
When you want to experience the buzz of live bees in their hives, you can by visiting the Collingwood Children's Farm Apiary.
The apiary is jointly managed by beekeepers from the VAA Melbourne Section and Collingwood Children’s Farm. Its aim is to educate the public about bees and beekeeping, as well as providing beekeeping advice and practice to current and prospective beekeepers. For details see their website.
The Collingwood Children's Farm Apiary is represented via the following channels:
website: https://vicbeekeepers.com.au/CCF
Maya the bee (Die Biene Maja) has been the world's biggest animation series featuring bees and the insect world shown on German TV in 104 20-minute episodes in the late 1970's. A great children educational program.
A new, German-Australian animation movie production of Maya the Bee has been released by Studio 100.
The full movie and many short video clips can be found on YouTube.
A YouTube video clip showing how bees dance to communicate to the others where they should fly to find nectar.
Bees making Honey
How to collect honey from the hive, decapping the honeycomb, extracting the honey from the comb and filling it into the jar - for the first time.