Photos: The buzz about bees
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Megan Mansfield holds a model of a bee in her hand as she tells Berne-Knox-Westerlo students about how bees pollinate.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Watching with wonder, kids see a bee colony, behind glass, go about its business. They learned about the queen bee, the mother of most of the bees in the hive, and saw the many female worker bees and male drones.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Nancy Engel uses a giant swab to reach inside a flower and extract pollen, much the way a bee does by rubbing against a flower.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hands up: Berne-Knox-Westerlo students have many questions about how pollination works.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Pointing to pollinators, students enjoy the butterfly garden at the nature center, looking now with educated eyes.