Visit from PJ Murphy

On the 3rd of October, we welcomed Cllr. P.J. Murphy, our local county councillor to our school, the first of our invited speakers for our Buzzing Project. 

P.J. owns Ardrahan Apiary honey business. His session was very informative and the children really enjoyed it. They learned about the following:

• The lifecycle of a bee
• The craft of beekeeping
• The equipment and suit used when beekeeping 
• Where to obtain your first colony
• The Honey crop 

We hope to have P.J. return to our school for the launch of our Buzzing Project, when Éanna Ni Lamhna, RTE radio presenter will be our special guest.

P.J. teaching the Senior Room how to help the bees.

                         

 P.J. shows us the bee keeping outfit necessary for bee keeping.
                 

   Martha tries out bee keeping for the afternoon!

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      P.J. brought a honeycomb for us to try freshly made honey,mmmmmm

                 

 

The boys give their seal of approval!