Field Trip to Otto Watler’s Honey Farm

We talked about bees during our “Bugs!” month, and today we visited some REAL bees at Otto Watler’s farm. Mr. Watler had some pictures to share with us, and he let us know that his bees range about 3-5 miles around his farm-the only honey farm that he knows of on island. We were able to see the hives and bees from a distance.

A highlight of the trip were the cages of Cayman parrots, with toys made by our very own elementary students! These parrots were orphaned, and thus unable to live in the wild. The kids got to see and hear them up close. We also saw the biggest chicken that many of us had ever seen (“as big as me!” said Brandon J.)

Some new things that the kids reported that they learned:

“I didn’t know bees lived in boxes like that!”
“I didn’t know chickens can fly!”
“I learned that bees have jobs, and one job is “water carrier.”

We had a great time, and special thanks to Majestic tours for a safe and fun ride!