Bee Kits: Educational Materials on Bees

 

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Africanized Honey Bee educational materials can be purchased online at the Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore http://tcebookstore.org. The following materials are available there in the Insects section.

SP-153 Africanized Honey Bee videos

Two programs about the Africanized Honey Bee are included on one VHS cassette. "Living with Africanized Honey Bees" (11 minutes) gives tips for preventing bees from nesting nearby, plus general information about the bees. "Children and Africanized Honey Bees" (8.5 minutes) provides elementary age children with basic information about the bees. Retail price: $10.00

SP-152 Africanized Honey Bee Kit

This kit contains a variety of educational materials useful for teaching and classroom science projects. Included are a blue pinata trap box, four color photos, 2 videos, stickers, an Africanized honey bee in resin, a sample of honeycomb, a 36-slide program with cassettes and scripts in English and Spanish, and a 24-page lesson plan. Retail price: $45.00

SP-154 Africanized Honey Bee Study Package

This package contains is a smaller version of SP-152, "Africanized Honey Bee Kit." It does not contain the videos, slide set or bee in resin. It does include the stickers, blue pinata trap box, lesson plan, color photos and honeycomb sample. Retail price: $25.00

L-5047 Bee Alert: What is the Africanized Honeybee?

The Africanized honeybee is a threat to people and animals because of its defensive behavior. This publication explains how people can protect themselves. (4 pp.) Retail price: $1.00

L-5047S Bee Alert: What Is the Africanized Honeybee (Spanish)

The Africanized honeybee is a threat to people and animals because of its defensive behavior. This publication explains how people can protect themselves. (4 pp.) Retail price: $1.00


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For more information about Africanized honey bees, contact Dr. John Jackman at
j-jackman@tamu.edu.