Heritage Council Visit

We had a visit from the Heritage Council on Wednesday 19^th June. Heritage Officer Mary Barry provided us with very interesting information about the topic ‘Bees and the Environment’.

• Information such as – Bees Species in Ireland
  • Pollen and Nector
  • Pollination simplified for the children
  • The work of the Beekeeper
  • Equipment needed for Bee Keeping
  • Inside the beehive and how the colony works
  • Observation of live bees at work in the Hive

After discussing all of these topics with the children, it was time for them to have a tasting session where they had a chance to taste the honey for themselves.

Mary also informed the children about the plants that the bees were most attracted to. Later the children took part in a Pollinator Trail in the school garden.

The children were fascinated by the whole thing and asked lots of questions about it all. They really enjoyed the day.