Beekeeper’s Lab: 52 Family-friendly Activities and Experiments Exploring the Life of the Hive

Beekeeping’s popularity as a hobby continues to skyrocket. Beekeeper’s Lab gives you 52 bee-inspired labs to do all year long, and are accessible enough to share with the family.

Fill the year ahead with weekly activities from around and about the hive, including art projects, recipes, experiments, garden activities, and more!

Bees are important to local ecosystems, now more than ever. Whether you’re already a beekeeper, or are still considering getting your first hive, Beekeeper’sLab has projects perfect for you. This extensive guide book features 52 beekeeping and hive-inspired projects to keep you involved with your bees and hive all year long.

The tutorials are brief, accomplishable, rewarding, and best of all, they are presented in a friendly lab-style format. Try a new technique each week with how-tos and sidebars with tips that are perfect for including the whole family. Beekeeping is a fun hobby for the whole family to enjoy, plus, who doesn’t want their own supply of honey?

Kim Lehman, has been sharing the many benefits of honey bees, nature’s tiny treasures, for over twenty-five years. Known as a dynamic educator, musician, and author, Kim has presented hundreds of programs at schools, libraries, museums, and nature centers. As part of her column for kids in Bee Culture Magazine, Kim began the Bee Buddies Club which now has members in every state. She founded the American Beekeeping Federation Kids and Bees Program and directed this educational service about honey bees for the public in 17 states.