Atlanta teacher turns bees’ death into valuable lesson

An educator is utilizing final month’s tragic dying of tens of millions of honeybees at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport to show college students about how vital bees are to our meals chain.

What is the buzz? Meghan McCloskey, a instructor at Springdale Park Elementary College in Atlanta, was amongst a number of beekeepers who rescued hundreds of bees trapped in sizzling containers on a tarmac.

Sadly, a lot of the bees died from warmth publicity. McCloskey added fewer than 5,000 rescued bees to a hive on the college’s rooftop backyard and one other 10,000 to a hive at her dwelling.

• On Friday, McCloskey stated the bees created a brand new queen cell that she expects to hatch in about two weeks.

What they’re saying: McCloskey started beekeeping along with her daughter about 5 years in the past.

• “Folks notice that is one thing that is disappearing, and (that) we have to defend,” she stated of the bees. “It’s extra than simply honey manufacturing, and it is extra than simply having some berries. I believe individuals notice it’s extra about society typically and what it might do, if bees collapsed, to our complete meals chain.”

Context: Scientists are monitoring the decline of honeybee populations, and a few specialists are sounding the alarm on what it might imply for meals manufacturing if these pollinators are worn out.

McCloskey tells Axios that the scholars have been enthralled with the story in regards to the bees and watching them transition to their new dwelling. Some college students have began gardens and beekeeping at dwelling.

• “For me, having the bees right here is about organising…how these children will deal with bees sooner or later,” she stated.