The below photos are of a wonderful field trip we took in 2004-5. Of course, with a name like Sprittibee, you
would assume that I would have a bee field trip up my sleeve, right? What is
ironic, however, is that for the most part, I am
deathly afraid of flying insects. Running and screaming is NOT
beneath me when bumble-bees, yellow jackets or large, fang-faced horse-flies are nearby. I have been CHASED and harassed by bumble bees and red wasps; and I am a mosquito magnet. Honey bees, however, are very
interesting little creatures. I enjoy watching them [
when they aren't dive-bombing me at the snow-cone stand in the summer after the guy changes out the trash can].
The bees on this particular field trip behaved themselves quite well. I was impressed with all the great facts we learned and the sweet, sticky honey we got to taste. A few of the bees even
landed on us [
not me, thankfully - or everyone there would have left with burst eardrums] and
not a single person got stung [
although the bee man had a few bumps on his skin that made me wonder how many thousands of times he had not fared as well... I guess "we hurt the ones who are most familiar to us"].
I would highly recommend a buzzy bee field trip for your homeschool journey. Make sure you
stick close to the smoke can!
Bee eating honey (after being smoked)...
Bee hive box...
Morgan in bee-keeper gear...
Bee boy...
Bee man and honey tasters...
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4 comments:
As the daughter and granddaughter of beekeepers, I was trained from earliest childhood (and consequently, I trained my kids) to hold completely still if a bee lands on me. Once I was reading a book in our tree house when a yellow jacket landed on my glasses. I held perfectly still, but when it started moving inside the lens, I grabbed my glasses and threw them off my face. They landed, unbroken, 30 feet below in the grass. Honeybees only sting when provoked, but wasps aren't as kind.
Yes, I have had a bumblebee once land on a heavy chain I was holding near my hand. I stood completely still for a long time waiting on it to leave. It finally did. I have been very blessed to have never been stung. I love bees... but wasps give me the creeps! The scariest wasp-looking thing I have ever seen was the Texas Tarantula Hawk.
I remember doing that back when I was homeschooled! I wanted to smoke the bees dizzy to insure they'd leave me alone! lol
Tim - yes, I stayed really close to the smoke can! I love to watch the bees... but don't like them landing on me!
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