In the Trees, Honey Bees Activities In the Trees, Honey Bees A Time to Dance– In this movement activity, students learn how to communicate like bees – through dance! Bee Tales– Student’s write a story about a bee’s adventure leaving and returning to the hive. Beeswax Candle– Students study honeycomb structure by making candles out of beeswax. Busy as a Bee– Students learn about the different tasks bees attend to in order to help the hive. Draw a Card– A fast paced card game that teaches students how honey bees interact with their environment. Flower Power– Students create several bookmarks depicting bees interacting with their environment. Flying High– Students create a bee mobile and discuss how individual behaviors affect the survival of the entire colony. Home, Sweet Home– Students create a honey bee hive and discuss how the hive helps the colony survive. Sunrise, Sunset– Students create a placemat that shows what bees do during the daytime, and what they do at night. Sweet Treat– Students discover how to make honey butter and discuss how bees make honey and how beekeepers harvest it.