Reception class were really fortunate to have a local beekeeper visit to support their learning about minibeasts. Jeff Miles came for his third visit and he loves coming to Clavering.  Jeff told the class about his honey bees, the different types in the hive and how they make honey. The children loved doing the waggle dance to reinforce how bees communicate with each other.  They were fascinated by the key role of bees in pollination and how without bees we wouldn’t have much of the fruit and vegetable snack they bring in each day! Jeff brought 1000 bees with him and we even tried the delicious honey – thumbs up from the majority of the class.  Jeff donated a book about bees and gave them a little bee toy to keep. The class have been really inspired by the visit – Bertie recorded a bee pollinating flowers in his garden, Hattie has been drawing beautiful bee pictures and Zephy has been really creative at home with her bee toy. Well done bee fans!

We can highly recommend the honey – you can really taste the flowers in it!

Thank you Jeff and well done Reception, your listening and questions were impressive.