Second Graders Buzzing after Harvesting Honey from Hutchison Farm

What better way to finish learning about bees than to see what their busy work produces... and get to share it with your family? With help from Hutchison Farm Director Alison Chesney and beekeepers Jenay Boggs and Alex Dunlap, father of Hannah ’25, our girls watched science come to life.

“Having the ability to see the honeybees on the farm and incorporating that in real life is such a valuable lesson for the girls. It also blends into the idea of community, which is often rooted in every grade level,” Chesney said.

Second graders learned about the different body parts of a bee, how they construct their hives, and why their work as pollinators is a crucial part of nature. As a culmination of their studies, they harvested honey from the Dobbs Farm beehive. The girls then got to bring the honey home to their families! 

“We are the honeybees, so they have that connection to the sting. That not only gives them curiosity, but also stake in the game,” Chesney said. “They learn how they can connect and have ownership and responsibility to give back to Hutchison and to the Earth.

Learning is pretty sweet when you’re a Hutchison honeybee!