Bit of thought experiment here. My children's primary school has a 'field
to fork' topic and I've volunteered to go in to talk about bees and honey.
I'll take a few obvious props - bee suit, smoker (not that I've ever
actually used it) etc... But I'm just wondering what views there are on the
feasibility of taking some actual bees in.
Is this a non-starter, or is there a way to do it? It would be great to
give the kids a chance to actually see the bees in action.
For example, suppose I made a small ventilated (but otherwise sealed) box,
a bit like a nuc box, to hold, say, 3 top bars with developed comb, with
removable sides revealing glass windows, so the kids could see the bees
working away on the comb... Could I take combs out of a hive like that for
a day and put them back again afterwards?? Not brood comb I guess... Is
that remotely feasible? Or is it a disastrous idea from a bee welfare
perspective??
Would love to hear some thoughts on this.
Thanks as always,
Robin
