Harvesting Honey
On Sunday, September 23, a group of students, staff and one parent headed out to the LCS Bee yard to begin the process of harvesting this year's honey from our five beehives. Students put on protective beekeeping suits and gloves so we could get right in with the bees, remove the honey filled frames and make sure that the hives were healthy and happy and readied for the autumn season.
Students helped with removing the honey supers from the tops of the hives and gently removing the bees so they would not be lost from their hives. These heavy boxes of honey were transported back to the Outdoor Education kitchen where we used a special heated knife to remove the wax capping and release honey. Students used an extractor to spin the frames and remove the honey which was then filtered twice before packaging and labelling the delicious final product.
Read The Lessons Nature Teaches Us: Deepening our connection with, and responsibility to, nature and the outdoors through beekeeping.
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Lakefield College School is a private, coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9 through 12, located in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada.
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We respectfully acknowledge that Lakefield College School is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil, and Georgina Island First Nations. Lakefield College School respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.
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