Rolland-Warner students got a chance May 20 to check on the status of their bee hives, situated behind the school.
Students donned beekeeping suits and headed out to the hives for an up-close look at the progress of the two hives.
Only one of the hives has been populated with bees, which appear to be thriving. The hive will have produced some honey for harvest later this summer.
The project began after a chance discovery during a walk in the woods last fall when Mike Wiltse’s special education class came across a bee hive in a large fallen down oak tree.
Lori Bireta's outdoor education class, along with Wiltse’s students, adopted the project to try to keep the bees alive through the winter.For a look at more photos from the beekeeping lesson, please visit the LCS Picasa albums at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/LapeerCS/RollandWarnerStudentsCheckTheirHives#
