To most kids, getting up close and personal can bee a little unnerving but not the Braniff clan, who bravely donned their bee suits and visited our friends at University of Texas, Dallas to see what the buzzzz was really all about. What they discovered is that bees aren’t so scary after all, but rather honeybees are hard little workers, more concerned with storing honey for the winter than trying to sting anyone that isn’t a threat to the hive. After spending the afternoon learning how to inspect a hive and harvest honey comb from a bee box, they were already talking about becoming beekeepers themselves! Did someone say “backyard hive?" Yes please!

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The last (and sweetest) lesson of the day was eating the honey of course! Shelby and Kennedy Braniff took to the kitchen with Nature Nate and learned how to swap table sugar for honey to make delicious fresh lemonade. While the rest of the Braniff gang learned how adding honey to everyday staples like ham, cheese, & apple roll ups can make your taste buds do a happy dance. At the end of the day, Nate & the Braniff’s gathered around to feast on their delicious honey treats and talk about all the cool things they learned about honeybees and how honey goes from hive to table.

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