Real bees. Real science. Real hands-on learning.
Teralba Bees brings the fascinating world of bees directly to your school, childcare centre or vacation care program through engaging and interactive education experiences.
Designed for Early Learning Centres, Primary Schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), Teralba Bees’ incursions combine real beekeeping equipment, live bee observation, and hands-on activities that spark curiosity about nature and the vital role pollinators play in our environment.
Children experience the magic of bees through real observation hives, beekeeper tools, honey tasting, and hands-on activities.
Few learning experiences capture childrenโs curiosity quite like seeing and hearing real bees up close.
Teralba Bees’ Approach to Learning
Teralba Bees’ incursions are thoughtfully designed and delivered by professionals with experience across both education and beekeeping. This unique blend of expertise allows them to create learning experiences that are engaging, meaningful, and aligned with the needs of children and educators.
All programs align with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines (QKLG), My Time Our Place (MTOP), and the Australian Curriculum in Queensland (ACiQ).
The Teralba Bees team holds qualifications across early childhood education and apiculture, along with all required clearances, ensuring every session is delivered with care, professionalism and safety at its core.
Why Educators Love Teralba Bees
Teralba Bees’ incursions are designed to be exciting for children while making life easy for educators.
Programs are:
- Fully mobile: they come to your school or centre
- Curriculum aligned with EYLF, QKLG, MTOP and ACiQ
- Designed by educators with real classroom experience
- Safe and professionally delivered with real bee observation
- Hands-on, memorable and deeply engaging for children
Each session can be tailored to suit age groups, group sizes and learning goals.
What Children Experience During a Teralba Bees Visit
When Teralba Bees arrives, children step into the fascinating world of bees through an immersive learning experience.
They might:
- Observe real bees safely in a live observation hive
- Smell and handle real beeswax and honeycomb
- Try on a beekeeper suit
- Taste raw honey from the hive
- Explore real beekeeping tools
- Take part in hands-on activities like honey extraction or candle rolling
For many children, itโs their first time seeing bees up closeโan experience theyโll remember long after the bees return to their hive.
Early Learning Incursions
Childcare & Kindergarten (Ages 2โ5)
Teralba Bees’ early learning programs align with EYLF and QKLG and introduce young children to the world of bees through play-based exploration.
Children may:
- Listen to the gentle buzz of real bees in a safe observation hive
- Learn about the life cycle of a honeybee
- Explore beeswax and honeycomb
- Try on a beekeeper suit
- Discover real beekeeping tools
- Taste raw local honey
These experiences nurture curiosity about nature while supporting early science learning.
Primary School Incursions
Prep โ Year 6
Teralba Bees’ primary programs explore the science, biology and ecology of honeybee colonies through engaging STEM learning.
Students investigate how bees function as a highly organised biological system while discovering the critical role pollinators play in ecosystems and food production.
Students learn about:
- The life cycle and biology of honeybees
- The roles of the Queen, Workers and Drones
- How bees communicate and work together
- Pollination and its role in our food systems
- How honey is produced and harvested
Interactive elements may include live bee observation, honey extraction demonstrations, beeswax exploration and honey tasting.
OSHC & Vacation Care Programs
Our OSHC sessions are highly interactive and memorable, making them perfect for OSHC or Vaction Care programs.
Children can explore:
- The world inside a beehive
- How bees work together as a colony
- Beekeeping tools and equipment
- Honey extraction and tasting
Activities may include beeswax candle rolling, honey pouring, trying on beekeeper suits and operating a honey extractor.
Native Bee Education
Teralba Bees also offers sessions focused on Australian native stingless bees, allowing children to discover another important group of pollinators.
Children can learn about:
- The differences between honeybees and native bees
- How stingless bees build their hives
- The role native bees play in Australian ecosystems
- How we can support native pollinators
Native bees are stingless, making them a safe and fascinating learning experience.
Pollination Partnership Program
The Teralba Bees Pollination Partnership Program allows schools and early learning centres to host a native stingless bee hive on site, creating a living learning resource within their playground or garden.
Having a hive on site supports learning about:
- Pollination and food production
Biodiversity and ecosystems
Environmental stewardship
Sustainable gardens and habitats
Teralba Bees provides guidance, educational visits, and ongoing support for centres hosting hives.
Booking Information
To enquire about a visit from Teralba Bees, please email:ย [email protected]
Please include:
- Organisation name,
- Location,
- Age group,
- Estimated group size,
- Preferred dates, and
- Any specific learning goals
and Teralba Bees will work with you to design a program tailored to your students.
Testimonials
“Amber from Teralba Bees came out and taught my Kindergarten class all about beeโs! Amber was so full of knowledge and was amazing with the children during this incursion. Amber gave demonstrations, showed the children her bee keeping outfit and took the time to answer every question the children had. Amber was extremely kind and patient – she was wonderful with the children and came with more knowledge than we could have expected! Amber gave the children the opportunity to taste the honey and showed them the whole process through photos of how honey is made. Thank you Amber! You made the childrenโs week, they havenโt stopped talking about you” – Sharny Connell – Early Childhood Teacher – Sesame Lane Childcare
“Two years ago amber supplied me with a full hive set up and has also been teaching and training me all about beekeeping. She always has useful advice, putting my mind at ease and answering any questions I have. I would recommend anyone interested in beekeeping to get in touch with her.” – Tim Naylor – Beekeeper
“Thank-you so much for coming out, I have had nothing but amazing feedback from both educators and the children. I will definitely post [the video answering the children’s questions about bees] up on Story park for our families to watch at home, thank-you so much for going out of you way and doing this. I will be definitely be in touch to book in further sessions!” – Haley Macklan – Centre Director – Edge Early Learning Ferny Grove
Frequently Asked Questions
My child is interested in bees, can they open a hive with Teralba Park Honey? Absolutely! Teralba Park Honey offers one-on-one learning experiences at their home apiary in Everton Park, where you are supplied a beekeeping suit, gloves, and a mentor to walk you through a real bee hive inspection. (Note: Their honeybees sting, so whilst all precautions are maintained, you may get stung. Parental supervision is a must.)
I love what Teralba Park Honey does, but I’m an adult, can I still learn about beekeeping? Sure can! Teralba Park Honey leaves no friend behind in their bee education mission. Open a hive with them at their home apiary site in Everton Park as a one-on-one session, all PPE provided!
Does Teralba Park Honey sell honey? Teralba Park Honey loves bees, which means they have lots of hives and lots of honey! Check out their website for raw honey, honeycomb, creamed honey, and infused honey flavours to purchase.
To find out more about Teralba Park Honey visiting your school, please visit the Teralba Park Honey website.