Another one of our lessons, this time on bees, led us to these bee/honey shops in our town. Local honey is really good here, and you can find several shops solely for the purpose of beekeeping. The kids got to see several things that are a part of the process (from special clothing, and smoker, to a "hive?", to frames for the honeycombs) and they got to taste some honey in the process--all in all a great field trip.
The color difference in the honey is from the difference in "diet"--different nectar from different plants/flowers. I think the dark is from a scrub-like bush/tree that grows in the desert here.
Eldest daughter brought her camera along to document our trip (it's the pink blur in the picture).
And she is the blur in this one =)
And she is the blur in this one =)
