June 6, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.
Rhinelander beekeeper visits Crescent Elementary
Rhinelander beekeeper visits Crescent Elementary
According to their teacher, the special visit was part of an insect unit and Hansen shared a number of interesting nuggets of knowledge.
For instance, the students learned that seeing a bee outside is a good indication of having plenty of fruit. Also, it takes a million flower visits from honeybees to make a pound of honey.
Mr. Hansen said 60,000 honeybees can live in a large hive. However, the students were surprised that in a honeybee's lifetime it can only produce one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey.
The first graders had many questions about the queen bee. The students learned that a queen bee is about an inch and a half long and can lay between 1,500-2,000 eggs in one day. Without a queen bee, the hive would die in six weeks. If two queen bees were put in a hive together, one would kill the other, Hansen explained.
Hansen brought an observation honeybee hive with him so the students could observe an actual hive. The students were surprised that the honeybees were moving constantly. It was easy for the students to spot the queen bee. Hansen also brought a smoker. A smoker is used to calm the bees down when he needs to get close to the hives to collect honey in August and September. The students also were able to examine a protective beekeeper suit.
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