In development · Buildings shown are artist’s renderings · Projected opening 2028
Palmetto Farms Bee School

Learn. Explore. Protect. Grow.

A fun place for curious kids to learn about bees, honey, flowers, and how to help the world bloom.

Bee School was built for curious kids, including ours. Palmetto Farms is a family project, and this is where young beekeepers start.

Welcome to Bee School, the kid-friendly corner of Palmetto Farms. Here, kids can discover how bees live, why flowers matter, how honey is made, and simple ways to help pollinators every day.

1

Meet the Bees

Every bee has a job.

In a honeybee hive, everyone helps. Worker bees gather food, clean the hive, feed baby bees, and make honey. The queen lays the eggs. Drones help new queens.

Queen · lays the eggsWorkers · do almost everythingDrones · help new queens
2

Visit the Hive

Peek inside a honeybee home.

Bees build honeycomb out of wax. The comb holds honey, pollen, eggs, and baby bees. A healthy hive is busy, organized, and full of teamwork.

Honeycomb · wax storagePollen · bee proteinBrood · baby bees
3

Make Honey

Follow nectar from flower to jar.

Bees visit flowers and collect nectar. They bring it back to the hive, pass it bee to bee, and fan it with their wings until it turns into thick, golden honey.

1. Visit flower2. Collect nectar3. Back to the hive4. Fan & thicken5. Store in comb
4

Help the Flowers

Bees help flowers, and flowers help bees.

When bees visit flowers, they carry pollen from one flower to another. That helps plants make fruits, seeds, and more flowers. You can help too!

Plant flowersLeave fresh waterBe gentle near beesProtect pollinators
The Bee School Workbook

Download the Bee School Starter Pack

Color, learn, explore, and become a Junior Palmetto Farms Beekeeper. Print at home, in the classroom, or before a future visit. Every page is free.

Meet the Queen Bee coloring page
Coloring Page

Meet the Queen Bee

Ages 5-9
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Bee Jobs in the Hive coloring page
Coloring Page

Bee Jobs in the Hive

Ages 5-9
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Honeybee Life Cycle coloring page
Coloring Page

Honeybee Life Cycle

Ages 5-9
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Pollinator Garden Friends coloring page
Coloring Page

Pollinator Garden Friends

Ages 5-9
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Bee Safety Rules coloring page
Coloring Page

Bee Safety Rules

Ages 5-9
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Pure Honey Jar coloring page
Coloring Page

Pure Honey Jar

Ages 5-9
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The Bee Garden coloring page
Coloring Page

The Bee Garden

Ages 5-9
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The Honey House coloring page
Coloring Page

The Honey House

Ages 5-9
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The Skep Beehive coloring page
Coloring Page

The Skep Beehive

Ages 5-9
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Junior Beekeeper Certificate coloring page
Certificate

Junior Beekeeper Certificate

Print when you finish
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5

Become a Junior Beekeeper

Finish your activities and take the Bee Promise.

Complete your Bee School pages, then take the Bee Promise below. When you finish, print your Junior Palmetto Farms Beekeeper certificate from the Starter Pack above.

The Bee Promise

  • I will watch bees gently.
  • I will not bother a hive.
  • I will help flowers grow.
  • I will care for nature.

For Parents & Teachers

Bee School was created for curious kids and families who want to learn together. Activities are simple, printable, and easy to use at home, in the classroom, or before a future visit to Palmetto Farms.

Ready to start?

Download the Bee School Starter Pack and begin your Junior Beekeeper journey.

Download the Starter Pack