Come along to this London children’s bee activity with Sara at Hen Corner to learn about and meet honey bees. Hen Corner runs courses or work with schools, bringing together the country and the city, helping us turn our urban corner green.
Sara’s started bee keeping with a training course at River Cottage in Dorset in May 2009. The honey bees have been at Hen Corner since August 2011. They won First Prize for London Honey at the National Honey Show in October 2012. Sara Ward, has many years experience working with children. This includes working with charity, local schools and Children’s Centres.
Bees for Children workshop
Come to Bees for Children workshop in Hen Corner’s urban back garden to meet the honey bees. You will be welcomed with drinks and home-made honey & oat cookies then introduced to the joys of keeping bees.
During the Bees for Children workshop will include:
- A basic introduction to urban bee keeping
- Learning about the bees, the role of the bee keeper, and how they make us honey
- Putting on protective bee suits and gloves
- Collecting a frame of bees from the hive
- Watching the bees behind glass in an Observation Hive
- Discover where they fly and what they are collecting
- Tasting their wonderful honey
Each child needs to be accompanied by a paying adult. They ask you to be responsible for the children that you bring whilst you are here at Hen Corner.
‘I did the bee hive experience with my 4 year old daughter today and we both absolutely loved it. It was so informative and fun and Sara had such an amazing rapport with the children.’ TripAdvisor
Also at Hen Corner, Sarah also offers an adults beekeeping course. At these courses will give a good introduction to urban bee keeping. You will learn about the bees, the role of the beekeeper, different types of bee hive (Omlet Beehaus, National, Poly Nuc) and much more.
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