BEE FRIENDS OF THE BEES & BEE THE SOLUTION

BEE FRIENDS OF THE BEES & BEE THE SOLUTION

  • ALL AGES

Join this workshop to learn about local honey bees, sustainability, bravery, and being a positive contributor. Bee the change!

By Singapore University of Social Sciences

Select date and time

Saturday, May 17 · 9am - 12pm GMT+8

Location

SIM, Block B, Level 3, Room B.3.15

461 Clementi Road Singapore, 599491 Singapore

About this event

The workshop lasts 3 hours. Please sign up for a slot based on your availability. A $50 participation fee per pax is payable on the day of attendance.


Activities:

1. Mission of Bee Amazed Garden: Making Singapore Bee-friendly.

2. From a zero to a HERO! How to be a person of influence.

3. A beekeeper is a Superhero like Superman. Who wants to be a

Superhero? To be brave, strong, do good, help others & go places.

4. How not to be stung by bees.

5.What to do when stung?

6.What the difference between bees, wasps & hornets?

7. What are the types of Singapore bees?

8. Parts of bee anatomy and honey combs

9. What are the inhabitants of a bee colony?

10. What is the role & lifespan of the queen, drones and worker bees?

11. Learn how worker bees go about cleaning the hive, removing the

dead bees, feeding the brood, feeding the queen, build the honey comb,

control the temperature. Reduce the moisture content. Foraging for

nectar.

12. The importance of bees to sustainability and climate change

13. How honey is made and what is good honey.

14. Simple quality honey tests.

15. Learn good values that are essential for lifelong success.

16. Sing MY HONEY theme song

17. Question & Answer Session

18. Honey Shopping Therapy


Don protective gears and do bee hive inspection and taking photos with

the bees (Safety Note: We reserve the final say on whether this can be carried out

safely and properly. If we deem that the participants are not ready nor cooperative or if

the bees are not cooperative and/or due other unforeseen circumstances, there shall be

not photo-taking with the bees. Safety comes first!)

Organized by

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is the University of choice for lifelong learning and our mission is to provide lifelong education, equipping learners to serve society.