PERSONAL CHALLENGE PROJECTS, Continued . . . Four Stories of Discovery

Quick Fact: Sky plans to study animation in college and pursue a career as an animation studio artist.

Beekeeping Class of 2023 Graduate ANNALISE WABLER

Project Description: Annalise dove into beekeeping by constructing her own hive, managing her bees for conservation purposes, interning for Queen City Pollinators, and researching and diagnosing her beloved bees.

Project Process: After working at an elementary school summer camp dedicated to learning about bees and beekeeping, Annalise knew she wanted to try her hand at caring for the lovable creatures. Annalise spent an initial five to 10 hours researching before starting to build her hive, a collection of 40 frames. From there, she continued her research, met up with the Queen City Pollinators project, and gathered her bees.

Annalise: “I learned how to build better, and it's cheaper to build a hive yourself, but it was a lot more work than I expected. It was just so cool to see the ins and outs of bees; they’re so complex and incredibly unique. The different cells mean different things. They’re perfect hexagons. You could pick something up and see the entire colony functioning. It’s practically magic.”

Quick Fact: Bees can travel up to 12 kilometers outside their hive and usually forage for food within a threekilometer radius.