A long time ago, I was a Scout; A Junior Girl Scout and Cadet; and yes, kids made fun of me, stole my hat, ridiculed my involvement as nerdy and uncool, but they are the ones who missed out. I loved scouting, camping and learning about nature and the stars, self sufficiency, knots, weaving, and all kinds of things through my involvement with the Girl Scouts. I am very glad to see that scouting supports learning about bees and beekeeping. Although it is unfortunate that the BSA merit badge for beekeeping has been discontinued, the learning is part of other badge requirements:
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discontinued BSA merit badge for beekeeping |
As reported on ROBO's world blog "...Christopher Stowell, a Boy Scout and 14 year old beekeeper from Oklahoma, recently led a campaign to reinstate the Beekeeping Merit Badge.BSA recently announced its response to Christopher’s request, and the news is mostly good. While BSA is not agreeing to reinstate the Beekeeping Merit Badge, it is agreeing to incorporate beekeeping activities into several different existing merit badges......"