A wooden beehive with a glass window showing bees inside, placed on a wooden surface outdoors.
UC ANR South Coast REC hosted middle school students participating in the FLY summer enrichment program focusing on our everyday super hero, the honey bee.
Staff and OC Master Gardeners/Food Preservers volunteers guided the youth through a fun morning collecting pollen, making fruit leather, planting seeds, sampling honey varieties, in addition to learning fascinating facts about honey bees, observing the hive and bee parts, and investigating the components of a compound flower.
Several bowls containing different liquids or substances, including honey, honey with a darker hue, and possibly syrup, arranged in a row on a table.
One of the most enjoyable activities for the youth was tasting different varieties of honey distinguishing the different characteristics - color, flavor, sweetness, crystallization, etc., of the available samples - avocado, orange blossom, cactus, and generic store brand. The hands down favorite was the cactus.
Kudos to our UCCE Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers!
A group of children gathered around a table with an adult, looking at a tablet or screen, engaged in a learning activity.
Children in a classroom wearing gloves, working with lab equipment and manipulating objects on a table, engaged in a hands-on activity.
A group of children and an adult in a classroom or workshop setting, gathered around a display or demonstration, with some wearing shirts labeled "OUSD."
Children in a room with plants on shelves, participating in a science experiment or activity, with some holding objects or tools.
A girl in a greenhouse or nursery, tending to potted plants, with rows of seedlings or small plants in the background.
Children outdoors in a garden or field, planting or working with soil, with a woman assisting them.
