If you’re looking for some easy bumble bee treats, you’ve come to the right place. These tasty confections are easy to make and will surely delight your children. You can create a honey pot craft to make them more interesting and edible. To make the most delicious bumble bee treats, follow these simple steps:
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Chocolate stripes
If your child loves bees, they’ll love the pretzel Bumblebees that come in adorable bite-sized form. These delicious bite-size treats are the perfect afternoon snack or sweet treat. The bumble bee’s stripes of chocolate are inspired by Myrtle Marie McGhee, the mother of the Colts’ founder Mackenzie Colt. Each bite is coated with salted caramel, premium pecans, and luscious chocolate.
Pretzels are great for making bumblebees because they don’t require many ingredients. The hardest part is waiting for the yellow candy melts to set. However, if you don’t mind waiting a few minutes, you can taste the chocolate while it’s still soft. To melt the candy melts, microwave them in 30 second intervals, stirring between each one. Once the chocolate melts are almost melted, reduce the microwave time by half. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck waiting for the chocolate to harden.
Almond wings
Bumble bee treats contain almond wings. To make the wings, melt chocolate in a double boiler over a low heat. Dip a resealable plastic bag in chocolate and pipe three stripes on each bee. Insert two almonds for wings and a toothpick for eyes. Allow the chocolate to set, then add almonds. Store in refrigerator for up to 3 days. This snack makes a tasty treat for your kids.
To make the wings, first cut the almonds into small slices, one-half inch thick. Cut a circle out of white fondant using a round cutter. Cut a black circle using a bottle cap. Make the circles smaller, so they stick together. Once dry, add the eyes and mouth. If desired, you can use black gel food coloring to make the eyes. The wings can be flipped over to dry.
Blueberries
Using blueberries as bumble bee treats can be effective for a number of reasons. Prior visits by the bumble bees to blueberry flowers can increase honey bees’ pollination efficiency. These benefits may also be seen when honey bees visit the berries. Listed below are some tips for using blueberries as bumble bee treats. The next time you plan to plant a hive, consider adding a few blueberries to the mixture.
Observe your hives to see how many they are actually working. Some sources recommend one to 10 hives per acre of blueberry flowers. This seems to be a good rule of thumb for most blueberry crops. When calculating hive numbers, you can count the number of blooms and seeds in the fruit. During a bloom, you can see how many flowers you have, as well as how many bees are actually pollinating them.
Honey pot craft
A simple honey pot craft for bumble bee treats is fun for the entire family! Kids will love collecting the little bumble bees, which are so cute! This project requires a foam party cup and wax paper. These are common arts and crafts supplies that almost any child can handle. Older siblings can even help out by tracing the wings of the bee. The whole project is a great activity for the whole family.
To make bumble bee treats, you can use wax to build a mini honey pot. The queen lays her eggs in a waxy container and regurgitates the nectar into the egg cup. The queen spends most of the day brooding her eggs, only leaving the nest for short periods of time to collect nectar. The eggs hatch within four days, and they grow into adults in about four to five weeks.
Keeping bumble bees inside during cold weather
While bumblebees are able to survive the winter months indoors, they also need outside space to brood their young. Bumblebees will only stay inside their nest if the outside temperature is less than 10oC. Queens will forage even in 6oC temperatures. It is important to keep your bumble bees safe and protected during this time.
If you cannot find your queen bumble bee outside, you can place the hive under an upturned flower pot with a hole in the bottom. Make sure to use a pot that has a good-sized hole, as smaller holes can trap the bees. Also, make sure to use a plant pot with a big hole. Otherwise, bees will just get trapped.
