Bee Keeping

We were lucky enough today to look at some real bee keeping gear.  We looked at the special hat and gloves the bee keeper wears to stop any stings.  We saw real honeycomb, wax, and a smoke puffer.  Bees take the nectar from flowers back to the tray where they fan their wings really fast to turn the nectar into honeycomb.  Then they make a wax cover to seal it up.  The smoke calms the bees while the trays are removed and the honeycomb is taken off.  Then the tray goes back.  If a bee lands on you try to stay still and quiet.  Bees do an amazing job making delicious honey.