Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Garden Gate

9. The Secret Life of Bees

Beginner

• Plant bee-friendly flowers in your garden.
• Read Sue Monk Kidd’s Secret Life of Bees.

Intermediate

• Research the health difference between raw honey and processed honey.
• Find a local honey vendor.
• Read Bees: Nature’s Little Wonders, by Candace Savage.

Expert

• Raise your own bees and harvest the honey, sharing with others.
• Visit a local beekeeper and help harvest the honey.
• Share your experience on the Farmgirl Connection chatroom under Merit Badge Chit Chat.

(The books required for this badge are available on loan from MaryJanesFarm; e-mail library@maryjanesfarm.org.)

April, 2024 Edition