All about Honeybees for the 5-14 Curriculum

All about Honeybees for the 5-14 Curriculum

For teachers and pupils - here are a some of the more interesting facts about our honeybees and the art of beekeeping in Scotland. Take a look through the pages listed below and then try your hand at the interactive quizzes!

Keeping Honeybees in Scotland

• Climate - Our temperate climate and the Honeybee.
• Forage - Where in the countryside do honeybees find polen and nectar?
• Biology - A potted life-history of the honeybee
• Products - Honeybee products and their uses
• Hives - Artificial homes for Honeybees
• Seasons - takes the reader through a year in the life of a colony of honeybees

Now Test Your Knowledge with these Interactive Quizzes

• Quiz 1 - a simple multiple choice quiz aimed at ages 7-10
• Quiz 2 - a second multiple choice quiz aimed at ages 7 - 10
• Quiz 3 - a crossword puzzle to suit ages 7 - 10
• Quiz 4 - a slightly more difficult multiple choice quiz to suit ages 9 - 14
• Quiz 5 - a crossword puzzle to suit ages 9 - 14
• Quiz 6 - a gap fill quiz which would suitages 9 - 14
• Quiz 7 - a gap fill quiz which would suitages 9 - 14

Other Resources

For further materials 'The Schools Pack' has been published by the British Beekeepers Association, BBKA Headquarters, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth. Warickshire. CV8 2LZ. UK. It has been sponsored by "Zeneca Crop Protection". It costs £15.00, post free, within the UK. or £30.00, post free, to anywhere overseas.

Leslie Brooks, BBKA Sales Secretary, The Firs, 6 Ivens Lane, Litchborough, Nr. Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8JG United Kingdom. Full details on the BBKA Website.

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