Last Spring, Charlie & Ben were invited to help man the "Bee Keepers" Table at the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
Tables & tents were set up all over the White House lawn.
Charlie & Jim work on setting up the displays and posters to share with the families as they stop by the Bee table.
Everthing is set up just in time for the gates to open.
Ben uses a poster to show these little guys about how bees work the hive.
Charlie gets a personal tour of the White House Bee Hive. His friend, Charlie, who is the White House Bee Keeper explains that the hive must be up on a platform so the bees' flyway would be mostly over childrens' heads.
Now it's Ben's turn to get an up front look at the "First Bees". As you can see, the hive must be strapped down so as not to be blown away when helicopters land on the White House lawn. It makes working the bees a little harder but well worth the trouble.
President & Mrs. Obama come out on the balcony to greet all the families and visitors.
Across from the Bee Table was the White House Kitchen Garden. Charlie & Ben were able to get an inside personal tour of the garden, too. We love to see that the First Family is encouraging gardening and local food!
Another view of the garden...looking good so far!
They had a wonderful day sharing about bees with others during such a great event!
