1	BEES & BEEKEEPING
2	Bees & Beekeeping Chapter 1 Introduction A Power Point presentation to accompany HONEY BEE BIOLOGY & BEEKEEPING by Dewey M. Caron
3	BEES & BEEKEEPING Which comes to mind first? ► Bees sting! ► Bees give us honey! ► Bees pollinate flowers ► Bee culture is fun!
4	BEES & BEEKEEPING Why a course on Honey Bees?
5	Bees & Beekeeping Important in History of man Xenophon 400BC Pompey 1^st Century Middle Ages
6	Bees & Beekeeping Important Religion Mayan Bee God Central America
7	Bees & Beekeeping Important Products Honey + pollen beeswax propolis venom brood bees & equipment +
8	Bees & Beekeeping
9	Bees & Beekeeping Bee Culture
10	Bees & Beekeeping Education Fun Rewarding
11	Bees are part of our life!
12	A 2-part course on BEES
13	Bees & Beekeeping … Let’s begin
14	Review Questions What was your perception of a bee/honey bees? Has it begun to change? What are some of the ancient connections of humans with bees? Why is it important that you/others have a course on honey bees? As self-centered humans what can honey bees give us of importance?
15	Follow-up Exercises Determine what people’s perception is of honey bees by conducting a survey. There is more written about honey bees than any other insect. Pick a topic and search for information at your local library or via internet – you will find plenty. Find one or more uses of honey bees in literature/arts/music/photography, etc How frequently does information on honey bees get into print/mass media? What is messge being conveyed with such publicity?