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Bees and Forests Teacher Overview Students will learn about the importance of forests to honey bees and the production of honey, and how bees help plants to reproduce. Learning Objectives Students will: 1. Understand how honey is produced 2. Describe how bees pollinate flowers 3. Understand how different plants might be favoured for honey production, particularly Leatherwood trees Background Forests play an important role in the bee industry (apiculture). Honey producers rely on forests as they are an important food source for their bees. Many beekeepers move their beehives around different forests according to the flowering times of the trees in the forest. Besides producing honey, bees play a vital role in Australian agriculture because of the pollination services they provide. The activities; there are 3 activities to use in this lesson. You may choose to undertake all of them, or alternatively, choose those relevant to the objective you wish to achieve. Activity 1 – After the clip http://youtu.be/EDfeoA1HZ1s 1. Discuss the roles students think bees have in relation to plants and people. 2. Discuss how Australia’s native forests and honey bees: might be connected. 3. Watch the video Going Bush 1 Bees and answer the related questions on Activity 1 Student Worksheet. 4. Students present and discuss their answers 1. On which coast of Tasmania – north, east or west – does the annual Leatherwood flowering take place? 2. Julian Wolfhagen is the president of which association in Tasmania? 3. Apart from honey, name the three food products mentioned by Julian that come from Tasmania.

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Bees and Forests Teacher Overview

Studentswilllearnabouttheimportanceofforeststohoneybeesandtheproductionofhoney,andhowbeeshelpplantsto

reproduce.

Learning Objectives

Studentswill:

1. Understandhowhoneyisproduced2. Describehowbeespollinateflowers3. Understandhowdifferentplantsmightbefavouredforhoneyproduction,particularlyLeatherwoodtrees

Background

Forestsplayanimportantroleinthebeeindustry(apiculture).Honeyproducersrelyonforestsastheyareanimportantfoodsourcefortheirbees.Manybeekeepersmovetheirbeehivesarounddifferentforestsaccordingtothefloweringtimesofthetreesintheforest.Besidesproducinghoney,beesplayavitalroleinAustralianagriculturebecauseofthepollination

servicestheyprovide.

Theactivities;thereare3activitiestouseinthislesson.Youmaychoosetoundertakeallofthem,oralternatively,choosethoserelevanttotheobjectiveyouwishtoachieve.

Activity 1 – After the clip

http://youtu.be/EDfeoA1HZ1s

1. Discusstherolesstudentsthinkbeeshaveinrelationtoplantsandpeople.2. DiscusshowAustralia’snativeforestsandhoneybees:mightbeconnected.3. WatchthevideoGoingBush1BeesandanswertherelatedquestionsonActivity1StudentWorksheet.4. Studentspresentanddiscusstheiranswers

1. OnwhichcoastofTasmania–north,eastorwest–doestheannualLeatherwoodfloweringtakeplace?

2. JulianWolfhagenisthepresidentofwhichassociationinTasmania?

3. Apartfromhoney,namethethreefoodproductsmentionedbyJulianthatcomefromTasmania.

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4. JulianWolfhagenownsandrunsoverhowmanyhivesinTasmania?

5. Whatdoessmokedotothebees?

6. Whichtypeofbeehasbeenmarkedwithyellowspot?

7. Howarethenewlyhatchedbeesdifferentfromotherbees?

8. Juliansaysheprobablygetsstungaroundhowmanytimesonabadday?

9. Leatherwoodhoneyissometimesdescribedasliquidwhat,startingwiththeletterG?

10. Thenarratorsaysittakesabeehowmanykilometersofflighttomakeasmallspoonfulofhoney?

11. InwhichcenturywasLeatherwoodhoneyfirstshippedoverseas?

Activity 2 – More about bees Thisactivityexplainstherolebeesplayinpollination.Itexplainshowpollinationoccursandwhyitisimportant.

1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphsonthestudentworksheettogether,thencreateavocabularylist(forwordshighlightedinthetext):

o Nectar:asugary-sweetliquidmadebyaflowero Pistil:thefemalepartofaflower(includingthestigma,styleandovary)o Pollen:afinesubstance(whichlookslikepowderordust)producedbytheanthersofa

floweringplanto Stamen:themalepartofaflower(includingtheantherandfilament)o Pollination:thewaypollenfromthemalepartofaflowergetstotheegginthefemale

partofaflowertoformaseed.2. Discuss.Watchthevideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy3r1zlC_IU.Studentsthencreate

picturestories(withdiagramsanddialoguecaptions)aboutBeetiethebeeandpollination.3. StudentspresentanddiscusstheirpicturestoriesaboutBeetiethebeeandpollination.

Didyouknowthatbeesareresponsibleforaboutathirdofthefoodweeat?Thisisbecausebeesarepollinators.Pollinatorshelpfloweringplantsmakemoreplants.Weneedplantstosurvive.

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Here’s how it works

Whenahoneybee landsona flower, ituses its long-tubeshapedtonguelikeastrawtodrinkthesweetnectarcontainedinsidetheflower.

Whilethebeeisbusydrinkingthisnectar,tinygrainsofpollengetstucktothebee.

Thesegrainsofpollencomefromthepartoftheflower,calledtheanther.Themalepartsoftheflowerarecalledthestamen.

Whenabeefliestoadifferentflowertogetmorenectar,someofthepollengrains falloff thebeeandon to thenew flower.Whengrainsofpollenlandonthefemalepartoftheflower,theymovedownthroughtotheeggs,whicharecontainedintheovaryatthebaseoftheflower.Thefemalepartofthefloweriscalledthepistil.

Once the pollen reaches the egg a seed is formed! Seeds usuallyform inside fruit and when the fruit is mature, it releases thoseseeds.Theseedslandonthesoilandcreatenewplants.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4i9qxh/sprouting_strawberry_seeds/

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So the flower is helping the bee, but the bee is also helping theflower.Theplantprovidesnectar for thebees,help the flower toreproduce! And this is what we call pollination. Withoutpollination,theseplantswouldnotbeabletoproducefruit.

What happens inside a beehive?

Thisactivitydescribesthestructureofbeehivesandtheprocessofmakinghoney.Studentsaretoretellthestoryofhoneyproductioninthehiveintheirownwords.

1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphstogether.Discuss.Createavocabularylist(forwordshighlightedinintroductorytext):

o Beehive:anestforbeeso Honeycomb:astructurecontainingrowsofwaxcells(whichareshapedlikehexagons),

madebybeesintheirhivetostorehoney,pollen,andtheireggs2. Watchthevideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDa3O-_pUU.3. ExtensionExercise:Studentstopresentanddiscusstheirpicturestoriesaboutthebeeandhowthey

makehoney.4. Studentsfeedback3thingsthattheylearntfromthecliponhowbeesmakehoneyandwhathappens

insideahive.

Watchthisclipinpairstofindoutwhathappensinahive:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDa3O-_pUU

Abeehiveisaninterestingandverybusyplacebecauseeachbeehasaspecialjobtodoandeachbeedoesitverywell.Oncethebeearrivesatthehivewiththenectar,itdeliversittooneoftheindoorbees.Thenectarispassedmouth-to-mouthfrombeetobeeuntilthemoistureisthenectarisreduced.Thischangesthenectarintohoney.

But sometimeswhen the bee arrives back at the hive it drops the nectar straight into cells in thehoneycomb, withoutpassingitmouth-to-mouthtoanotherbee.

Thebeesfantheirwingstoevaporateandthickenthehoney.Whenthisisdone,thebeescapthehoneycombwithwaxandmoveontothenextemptyhoneycomb,tostarttheirworkalloveragain.Write3thingsthatyoulearnt:1.

2.

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3.

Activity 3 – About Tasmania’s Leatherwood honey

ThisactivityprovidesforfurtherinquiryintotheproductionofLeatherwoodhoney.ItisbestdoneinconjunctionwithActivity1.

1. Readthroughtheintroductoryparagraphsforquestion1together.2. Workinginpairs,studentssearchtheinternetforthedistributionofTasmania’sLeatherwoodforestsandplottheir

distributiononthemap.3. Studentstocontinueworkinginpairstoanswerquestions3and4.4. Inpairs,studentstopresentanddiscusstheiranswers.

LeatherwoodhoneyisthehoneythatbeesmakefromthenectaroftheLeatherwoodtrees’flower.

LeatherwoodisthesinglemostimportantnectarplantinTasmaniaandisthesourceforabouttwothirdsofallthehoneyproducedinthestate.TheLeatherwoodplantisnativetoTasmaniaandisfoundinthewetterforestregionsthroughouttheWesternpartofthestate.AlargepartofthisareahasbeenWorldHeritagelistedbecauseitisrichinfloraandfauna.

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Workinginpairs,searchtheInternettofindoutwheretheLeatherwoodforestsarefoundinTasmaniaanddrawwhereonthemapbelow:

AboutthebeesthatmakeLeatherwoodhoney:

HoneybeesarenotnativetoAustralia.Theywerefirstbroughthereintheearly1820’sabouttheconvictshipIsabella.Those

first honey bees adapted so successfully that other types of honey beeswere later introduced from Italy, Yugoslavia and

NorthAmerica.

1. WhatcountrydidthehoneybeethatmakesLeatherwoodhoneyoriginallycomefrom?

2. WhatdobeekeepersdoeveryyearinTasmaniafortheannualLeatherwoodflowering?

3. WhatmonthsoftheyeardoestheLeatherwoodfloweringtakeplace?

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Your Thoughts!

Thisactivitycanbeusedasastudentself-evaluation.Itwillencouragestudentstothisabouthowourmindscanbechange

bywhatwelearn.

- Getthestudentstoanswerthequestionsontheactivityworksheet.

- Discusstheiranswers:Hadthestudentsthoughtabouttheimportanceofbeesbefore?Howmightthislessonhave

changedtheiropinionaboutbees?

1. Haveyoueverbeenstungbyabee?

2. Whatdiditfeellike?Whatdiditdotoyourskin?

3. Didyouknowhowimportantbeeswereforyouandtheenvironment?

4. Howhasthislessonchangeyourmindaboutbees?

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Sources:

Leatherwoodhoneyfacts:

http://fennerschool-associated.anu.edu.au/fpt/nwfp/leatherwood/lw2.html

http://www.tasmanianbeekeepers.org.au/beekeeping-in-tasmania/

http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-billion-bees-on-the-move-in-tasmania-20120105-1pn3d.html

http://www.tasmanianbeekeepers.org.au/new-page-3/

http://www.beebeauty.com/leatherwood-story/

http://www.smh.com.au/national/a-billion-bees-on-the-move-in-tasmania-20120105-1pn3d.html

http://www.geocities.ws/southernbranch/beekeepersad.pdf

BeesfirstintroducedtoAustralia

http://honeybee.org.au/education/wonderful-world-of-honey/

Beesaspollinators

http://nativeplants.msu.edu/about/pollination

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4094061.htm

Beemaskforstudentstocutout:

http://kidsgrowingstrong.org/sites/default/files/downloads/beemask.pdf

Howbeesmakehoney:

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/question300.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHRsYtWM4jI

http://honeybee.org.au/education/wonderful-world-of-honey/how-bees-make-honey/

http://miniyummers.com/how-do-bees-make-honey-for-kids/

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