Beekeeping for Kids
The American Beekeeping Federation “Kids and Bees” Program’s goal should educate the new generation of people regarding the need for bees and inspire them to take part in the bees' preservation. The program was created by the “Bee woman” Kim Lehman during the early 1990’s. Kim is a storyteller, beekeeper, artist, and brilliant educator. She surely could develop curriculum that introduced beekeeping and bee love in the united states, often over, in nearly twenty years that she facilitated this program.
In 2012, the Bee woman transitioned this system on “Bee Girl, ” Sarah Red-Laird. Sarah could be the executive director associated with Bee Girl company, which runs six programs dedicated to beekeeping training and honey bee preservation. Sarah’s passion and passion for training children about bees features aided this system grow to feature children’ occasions not only during the yearly United states Beekeeping Federation meeting & Tradeshow, but additionally the west and Eastern Apicultural Society conferences. she actually is additionally trying to develop curriculum to talk about with beekeepers interested in training children about bees. Another goal of Sarah’s is produce contacts between bee training, lasting farming and sowing for pollinators. To stay associated with the Kids and Bees system, and in the understand our future activities and programs, follow us on Twitter @kidsandbees and Facebook.
Keep in touch for more development on future youngsters and Bees curriculum, and mark your calendars for after toddlers and Bees system:
January 10-14: 2017 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow, Galveston, TX
If you're an educator, administrator or marketing and advertising director interested in having a "Kids and Bees" system at your college or occasion, email or call (541) 708-1127 for scheduling and value information.