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Bees and Forests Teacher Overview
Studentswilllearnabouttheimportanceofforeststohoneybeesandtheproductionofhoney,andhowbeeshelpplantsto
reproduce.
Learning Objectives
Studentswill:
1. Understandhowhoneyisproduced2. Describehowbeespollinateflowers3. Understandhowdifferentplantsmightbefavouredforhoneyproduction,particularlyLeatherwoodtrees
Background
Forestsplayanimportantroleinthebeeindustry(apiculture).Honeyproducersrelyonforestsastheyareanimportantfoodsourcefortheirbees.Manybeekeepersmovetheirbeehivesarounddifferentforestsaccordingtothefloweringtimesofthetreesintheforest.Besidesproducinghoney,beesplayavitalroleinAustralianagriculturebecauseofthepollination
servicestheyprovide.
Theactivities;thereare3activitiestouseinthislesson.Youmaychoosetoundertakeallofthem,oralternatively,choosethoserelevanttotheobjectiveyouwishtoachieve.
Activity 1 – After the clip
http://youtu.be/EDfeoA1HZ1s
1. Discusstherolesstudentsthinkbeeshaveinrelationtoplantsandpeople.2. DiscusshowAustralia’snativeforestsandhoneybees:mightbeconnected.3. WatchthevideoGoingBush1BeesandanswertherelatedquestionsonActivity1StudentWorksheet.4. Studentspresentanddiscusstheiranswers
1. OnwhichcoastofTasmania–north,eastorwest–doestheannualLeatherwoodfloweringtakeplace?
2. JulianWolfhagenisthepresidentofwhichassociationinTasmania?
3. Apartfromhoney,namethethreefoodproductsmentionedbyJulianthatcomefromTasmania.
4. JulianWolfhagenownsandrunsoverhowmanyhivesinTasmania?
5. Whatdoessmokedotothebees?
6. Whichtypeofbeehasbeenmarkedwithyellowspot?
7. Howarethenewlyhatchedbeesdifferentfromotherbees?
8. Juliansaysheprobablygetsstungaroundhowmanytimesonabadday?
9. Leatherwoodhoneyissometimesdescribedasliquidwhat,startingwiththeletterG?
10. Thenarratorsaysittakesabeehowmanykilometersofflighttomakeasmallspoonfulofhoney?
11. InwhichcenturywasLeatherwoodhoneyfirstshippedoverseas?
Activity 2 – More about bees Thisactivityexplainstherolebeesplayinpollination.Itexplainshowpollinationoccursandwhyitisimportant.
1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphsonthestudentworksheettogether,thencreateavocabularylist(forwordshighlightedinthetext):
o Nectar:asugary-sweetliquidmadebyaflowero Pistil:thefemalepartofaflower(includingthestigma,styleandovary)o Pollen:afinesubstance(whichlookslikepowderordust)producedbytheanthersofa
floweringplanto Stamen:themalepartofaflower(includingtheantherandfilament)o Pollination:thewaypollenfromthemalepartofaflowergetstotheegginthefemale
partofaflowertoformaseed.2. Discuss.Watchthevideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy3r1zlC_IU.Studentsthencreate
picturestories(withdiagramsanddialoguecaptions)aboutBeetiethebeeandpollination.3. StudentspresentanddiscusstheirpicturestoriesaboutBeetiethebeeandpollination.
Didyouknowthatbeesareresponsibleforaboutathirdofthefoodweeat?Thisisbecausebeesarepollinators.Pollinatorshelpfloweringplantsmakemoreplants.Weneedplantstosurvive.
Here’s how it works
Whenahoneybee landsona flower, ituses its long-tubeshapedtonguelikeastrawtodrinkthesweetnectarcontainedinsidetheflower.
Whilethebeeisbusydrinkingthisnectar,tinygrainsofpollengetstucktothebee.
Thesegrainsofpollencomefromthepartoftheflower,calledtheanther.Themalepartsoftheflowerarecalledthestamen.
Whenabeefliestoadifferentflowertogetmorenectar,someofthepollengrains falloff thebeeandon to thenew flower.Whengrainsofpollenlandonthefemalepartoftheflower,theymovedownthroughtotheeggs,whicharecontainedintheovaryatthebaseoftheflower.Thefemalepartofthefloweriscalledthepistil.
Once the pollen reaches the egg a seed is formed! Seeds usuallyform inside fruit and when the fruit is mature, it releases thoseseeds.Theseedslandonthesoilandcreatenewplants.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4i9qxh/sprouting_strawberry_seeds/
So the flower is helping the bee, but the bee is also helping theflower.Theplantprovidesnectar for thebees,help the flower toreproduce! And this is what we call pollination. Withoutpollination,theseplantswouldnotbeabletoproducefruit.
What happens inside a beehive?
Thisactivitydescribesthestructureofbeehivesandtheprocessofmakinghoney.Studentsaretoretellthestoryofhoneyproductioninthehiveintheirownwords.
1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphstogether.Discuss.Createavocabularylist(forwordshighlightedinintroductorytext):
o Beehive:anestforbeeso Honeycomb:astructurecontainingrowsofwaxcells(whichareshapedlikehexagons),
madebybeesintheirhivetostorehoney,pollen,andtheireggs2. Watchthevideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDa3O-_pUU.3. ExtensionExercise:Studentstopresentanddiscusstheirpicturestoriesaboutthebeeandhowthey
makehoney.4. Studentsfeedback3thingsthattheylearntfromthecliponhowbeesmakehoneyandwhathappens
insideahive.
Watchthisclipinpairstofindoutwhathappensinahive:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDa3O-_pUU
Abeehiveisaninterestingandverybusyplacebecauseeachbeehasaspecialjobtodoandeachbeedoesitverywell.Oncethebeearrivesatthehivewiththenectar,itdeliversittooneoftheindoorbees.Thenectarispassedmouth-to-mouthfrombeetobeeuntilthemoistureisthenectarisreduced.Thischangesthenectarintohoney.
But sometimeswhen the bee arrives back at the hive it drops the nectar straight into cells in thehoneycomb, withoutpassingitmouth-to-mouthtoanotherbee.
Thebeesfantheirwingstoevaporateandthickenthehoney.Whenthisisdone,thebeescapthehoneycombwithwaxandmoveontothenextemptyhoneycomb,tostarttheirworkalloveragain.Write3thingsthatyoulearnt:1.
2.
3.
Activity 3 – About Tasmania’s Leatherwood honey
ThisactivityprovidesforfurtherinquiryintotheproductionofLeatherwoodhoney.ItisbestdoneinconjunctionwithActivity1.
1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphsforquestion1together.2. Workinginpairs,studentssearchtheinternetforthedistributionofTasmania’sLeatherwoodforestsandplottheir
distributiononthemap.3. Studentstocontinueworkinginpairstoanswerquestions3and4.4. Inpairs,studentstopresentanddiscusstheiranswers.
LeatherwoodhoneyisthehoneythatbeesmakefromthenectaroftheLeatherwoodtrees’flower.
LeatherwoodisthesinglemostimportantnectarplantinTasmaniaandisthesourceforabouttwothirdsofallthehoneyproducedinthestate.TheLeatherwoodplantisnativetoTasmaniaandisfoundinthewetterforestregionsthroughouttheWesternpartofthestate.AlargepartofthisareahasbeenWorldHeritagelistedbecauseitisrichinfloraandfauna.
Workinginpairs,searchtheInternettofindoutwheretheLeatherwoodforestsarefoundinTasmaniaanddrawwhereonthemapbelow:
AboutthebeesthatmakeLeatherwoodhoney:
HoneybeesarenotnativetoAustralia.Theywerefirstbroughthereintheearly1820’sabouttheconvictshipIsabella.Those
first honey bees adapted so successfully that other types of honey beeswere later introduced from Italy, Yugoslavia and
NorthAmerica.
1. WhatcountrydidthehoneybeethatmakesLeatherwoodhoneyoriginallycomefrom?
2. WhatdobeekeepersdoeveryyearinTasmaniafortheannualLeatherwoodflowering?
3. WhatmonthsoftheyeardoestheLeatherwoodfloweringtakeplace?
Your Thoughts!
Thisactivitycanbeusedasastudentself-evaluation.Itwillencouragestudentstothisabouthowourmindscanbechange
bywhatwelearn.
- Getthestudentstoanswerthequestionsontheactivityworksheet.
- Discusstheiranswers:Hadthestudentsthoughtabouttheimportanceofbeesbefore?Howmightthislessonhave
changedtheiropinionaboutbees?
1. Haveyoueverbeenstungbyabee?
2. Whatdiditfeellike?Whatdiditdotoyourskin?
3. Didyouknowhowimportantbeeswereforyouandtheenvironment?
4. Howhasthislessonchangeyourmindaboutbees?
Sources:
Leatherwoodhoneyfacts:
http://fennerschool-associated.anu.edu.au/fpt/nwfp/leatherwood/lw2.html
http://www.tasmanianbeekeepers.org.au/beekeeping-in-tasmania/
http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-billion-bees-on-the-move-in-tasmania-20120105-1pn3d.html
http://www.tasmanianbeekeepers.org.au/new-page-3/
http://www.beebeauty.com/leatherwood-story/
http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-billion-bees-on-the-move-in-tasmania-20120105-1pn3d.html
http://www.geocities.ws/southernbranch/beekeepersad.pdf
BeesfirstintroducedtoAustralia
http://honeybee.org.au/education/wonderful-world-of-honey/
Beesaspollinators
http://nativeplants.msu.edu/about/pollination
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4094061.htm
Beemaskforstudentstocutout:
http://kidsgrowingstrong.org/sites/default/files/downloads/beemask.pdf
Howbeesmakehoney:
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/question300.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHRsYtWM4jI
http://honeybee.org.au/education/wonderful-world-of-honey/how-bees-make-honey/
http://miniyummers.com/how-do-bees-make-honey-for-kids/
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/how-do-bees-make-honey.html
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