Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges
Garden Gate
9. The Secret Life of Bees
Beginner Level
- Watch the trailer of the movie at www.vanishingbees.com
- Plant bee-friendly flowers in your garden.
- Read Sue Monk Kidd’s Secret Life of Bees. (The book required for this badge is available on loan from MaryJanesFarm; contact library@maryjanesfarm.org.)
Intermediate Level
- Research the health difference between raw honey and processed honey.
- Find a local honey vendor.
- Read Bees: Nature’s Little Wonders, by Candace Savage. (The book required for this badge is available on loan from MaryJanesFarm; contact library@maryjanesfarm.org.)
Expert Level
- Raise your own bees and harvest the honey, sharing with others.
- Visit a local beekeeper and help harvest the honey.
- Share your experience on the Farmgirl Connection chatroom under Merit Badge Chit Chat.
January, 2017 Edition
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