Newfield Farm was all abuzz during World Bee Day

PALM CITY – Newfield Farm gardener Kyle Bell spent his afternoon at the garden explaining the importance of bees during World Bee Day at the farm.

Affectionately known as Farmer Kyle, Bell showed the children attending how bees pollinate and why that’s critical to humans. “One third of our food requires pollination,” he explained.

Two boys who had just met minutes before were seen walking through the garden following the bees and pointing out the types of vegetables growing.

Four-year-old Tristan James’ mother, Michele, who is homeschooling her son, said they had just started learning about bees. “This is perfect. I’m really glad they did this.”

She talked about how she wanted to homeschool her son instead of sending him to a traditional school so events like this are important. “Just within the last 20 minutes, he’s made a friend, made a social milestone, learned about bees and pollination and that just ticks all the right boxes for that age. That’s as good as you’re going to get for a day’s schooling,” she said.

Newfield Farm Lifestyle Director Lexie Britt explained their objective in hosting an event on World Bee Day.

“We decided to World Bee Day by hosting a kids farm class, centered around the bees, pollination and overall, just maintaining a sustainable environment.”

Britt said they like to get kids involved as much as possible.

“Newfield Farm is extremely family friendly. In addition to the farm classes, we also partner with Treasure Coast Wildlife Center, which is just down the street from here. And we hold a trails adventure class, getting kids out on the conservancy that’s across from Newfield.”

The boys even got the opportunity to dress up like a beekeeper, donning bee veils and looking for the insects. “Look,” Tristan said. “This bee is trying to pollinate.”

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