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Summer 2027 · Rising 3rd – 6th · Watkinsville, GA

Bzzy Beez

Campers put on real bee suits and work alongside a beekeeper at his apiary. They learn pollinators, colony life, and why the whole food system leans on these insects.

  • 4 days
  • 1:00 – 4:30 PM
  • 14 campers max
  • Bee suits provided, field trip every day
Three campers in full white bee suits and mesh veils, smiling shoulder to shoulder outside a hoop greenhouse
A real WOW week

What the week looks like

Every day runs on the 1:1 rule: a minute of instruction earns a minute of hands-on time. No grades, no quizzes, no ranking anyone against anyone.

  1. 1
    Colony lifeHow a hive actually organizes itself
  2. 2
    At the apiarySuits on, frames out, with a working beekeeper
  3. 3
    Pollinators and plantsInsects, gardens, and UGA Extension
  4. 4
    Honey dayExtraction, tasting, and taking some home

Every week includes

  • Bee suits and all equipment
  • Daily field trip and transportation
  • WOW! Journal field notebook
  • High-school coach mentors

Who we do it with

Campers spend the week alongside people who do this for a living, in the places where they actually do it.

  • Tallassee Highlands Apiary
  • UGA Extension
A small gold and black insect resting on the back of a camper's hand
The part nobody expects. This one wasn't at the hive. It landed on her indoors, and she just held still and let it walk. Every hive visit is in a full suit, veil and gloves. This bit isn't on any schedule.

From a real WOW week

Photos from campers who've already done this one.

  • A camper in a beekeeping veil and gloves holding up a hive frame covered in live honeybees, smiling down at it
  • Close macro of honeycomb, cells packed with pollen in many shades of yellow, orange and grey beside darker capped cells

Not sure this is the right week? Email Mr. D at [email protected] and tell him about your kiddo. He'll tell you straight if another camp fits better.

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