Apiculture
Fifth-grade student David Silva wears a beekeeping suit while inspecting a beehive frame.

Mount St. Michael’s bee club combines faith, farming, and hands-on learning

Protected in big, white beekeeping gear, under a bright midday sun, fifth grade students David Silva and Nicolas McAllister carefully inspect beehive frames as hundreds of bees swarm around them. The boys look attentively at the frames; they note the color of the pollen, the amount of honey, the eggs; they try to spot the queen among the crawling hoard of yellow insects.