Observation Beehive, 1910-1915

Beehives entered classrooms during the early 1900s. The Handbook of Nature Study (1911) instructed teachers to set the hive in a window. Bees entered through the small holes in the lower back and moved between levels through small holes. The front of the hive was sealed, but teachers could fold down the upper door so students could watch bees at work on the honeycomb, visible through glass panels.