Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>It was a sweet treat for pupils from a number of primary school children this week who were buzzing after a trip to see the bees up close.</h3>
On Monday pupils from St Oliver&#8217;s Ballycasheen, Lissivegeen, Scoil Bhride Loreto and Presentation Monastery visited an Apiary site on Mill Road to observe bees in their natural environment.
SuperValu recently concluded its &#8216;Save The Bees&#8217; campaign which was trying to create awareness on the declining Irish bee population.
Primary schools nationwide were sent pollination packs and 10 lucky schools won a Bursary Prize of €5,000.
There was one lucky Kerry winner Moyderwell Mercy Primary School in Tralee.
&#8220;This trip was kindly organised by Stephen and Pat O&#8217;Connor from Killarney Honey,&#8221; Denis Tucker, Duty Manager with Daly&#8217;s SuperValu, told the Killarney Advertiser.
&#8220;The pupils were provided with protective clothing and got up close to the bees. They were then brought to the O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s family home honey lodge where they were shown how the honey gets from the hive to the jar and onto the supermarket shelf.&#8221;

Children were buzzing after bee visit

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