Learn how important the honey bee's body structure is to survival in the hive. This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Learn how important the honey bee's body structure is to survival in the hive. This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Learn the importance of each and every job within the hive! This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Learn how honey bees work together as a hive to provide for their own needs while pollinating our planet's flowers!  This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Learn how honey bees manage their community through swarming. This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

Learn how honey is made and used. This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities, reading selections, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. 

This video is designed to highlight the resources and educational tools provided on the Sweet Virginia website. Each of the five lessons has a downloadable, printable document including high-resolution photographs, video suggestions, and original text.  Go to sweetvirginia.org for more information about their programs including the "Ask A Beekeeper" video links. 

Why do bees swarm? Do bees really dance? What is a pollen basket? Educators will have theirhives buzzing with excitement about these interactive learning experiences from The Sweet VirginiaFoundation. These five lessons offer students an opportunity to explore the wonder of the honey beefrom any classroom! With games, activities, readings, and extensions, these lessons are an excellentresource for any educator who is passionate about pollinator education. Dive right into these amazinglessons and let the learning begin! This Educator's Guide provides video links and book suggestions to boost your lesson planning for face-to-face and distance learning! 

Learn how important the honey bee's body structure is to survival in the hive.What if there were no bees? How would it affect our grassland animals? How would it affect humans? This learning module offers insight into the problems that countless animals and plants face with the potential loss of the bees. Discover just how important this tiny species is to the food web of this ecosystem.This module could be incorporated into a larger environmental science module.This lesson includes learning objectives, material and resource lists, background information, activities,  videos, writing assignments, a game, assessments, and support documents. See the Educator's Guide for more video links and recommended readings. Remix of: 1.Create a Bee Hummer, Science Snacks Exploratorium 2. What If There Were No Bees? A Bee Cause Project 3. Hive Alive! Bee Bodies