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Kids and Family Hive Class and Tour

This class and tour is geared towards school age children ages 6 and up. 

 

We will begin our class/tour in our classroom area where we will examine bee biology and the ecology in the hive.  We will learn how to identify honey, pollen, nectar, eggs, brood, queen bee, worker bees, drone bees, pests and much more.  We will also take some time learning about the tools a beekeeper uses and why we use those tools. 

 

After finishing our lesson, we will go over bee yard etiquette and get dressed in protective bee yard attire.  We will then take a stroll on our farm where we will see bees pollinating our wildflower gardens. The last stop on our tour, will be our main apiary that is home to 20 hives or 1,000,000 bees. While in the main apiary we will observe bees flying in and out of their hives.

 

After watching the bees, we will return to the classroom where we will sample honey. There will be many photo opportunities along the way.  If you are interested in signing up for this tour and class, please click on the dates listed below.

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*If you are a school and are wanting to plan a field trip for a larger group, please email us at wildharvesthoney@gmail.com and remember to schedule while the bees are in season. Once temptress get below 50's we do not visit the bees. Please note for larger classes we may not get dressed in the bee suites as we may not have enough.

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Spring, Summer and Fall 2022 Kids & Family Hive Tour & Class Dates

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OUR CLASSES

With The Honeybee Conservancy, we’re creating a bee education program that will bring awareness, excite, and empower students, while dispelling common fears often associated with bees.

Demonstration hives in our BeeVillage gives children and adults the unique opportunity to experience bees and their environment firsthand. We believe this exposure to the fascinating world of bees gives people the power to move from bee observers to bee advocates.

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ABOUT
HONEY HOUSE HOURS

Wednesday 10am-3:00pm

Thursday 10am-3:00pm

Friday 10:00am-3:00pm

click event page for Saturday hours

‪(309) 431-2065‬

9122 Bucks Rd Heyworth Il 61745

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Beekeeping has been a part of our family for over 100 years. Our goal here is to education the importance of bees for our survival.

Did you know one in every three bites of food depends on bees for pollination? That is why we have made it our mission to help our community repopulate and save the bees. Nearly one-third of all honeybees in the United States have died in the last few years. Scientists don’t know the exact cause, but a growing body of independent science links a class of pesticides to widespread bee die-offs, both alone and in combination with other factors like disease and malnutrition.

 

A wise man I once knew had a quote on his desk that read,

 

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.”

John Wesley

 

Here at Wild Harvest we wanted to turn the land we grew up on and has been in our family for 3 generations and worked on by 5 generations into a bee sanctuary.  All the proceeds from our sales will go into furthering education to those who want to learn about bees, help create a sanctuary, and protect the bees.

© 2019 BY WILD HARVEST HONEY FARMS 9122 Bucks Rd  Heyworth, Il 61745

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