I do have a 5-frame OB hive, similar to your Bontera set-up, that's permanently installed in my office. After this I put another screen (about 1/2 of an inch separates them) under the Ulster hive to ensure feeding couldn't occur through the screens and to make it easy to check before moving. All went well but it could have been an absolute disaster. They got loose in my car and I capped off the bottom before the presentations. Unknown to me I did have some hitchhikers (100+) under the screen of my Ulster hive the first time I presented. I am probably overly cautious but I know bees freak some people out so I try to be concious, and careful of this. It's a private school so I don't know if their regs are different than the others. I did it for my kids school with a Ulster hive and a bunch of other touch and feel items. Personally and professionally, I think it should be done. This could be done but it would have to be done right. It would only take one curious boy to accidentally break that hive and yes, 9 times out of 10 it would be a boy. Still, I'm all for observation hives if they are under constant adult supervision at all times and I mean, at all times. Vertical Observation hive: The two parallel clear acrylic side walls give you a great view of all parts of the colony, including brood, food pots and the bee. I can literally hear the legal questions in my head: Did you inform the parents, did you have permission slips signed by the parents with informed consent, etc. Six wood pieces and two Plexiglas pieces comprise the hive. In theory, only simple tools such as a drill and a handsaw are required to build the unit, but power tools are still very handy to use if they are available to you. make this prospect a law suit nightmare or a lawyer's dream suit. The Observation Hive with an Optional Entrance. BEEcosystem’s modularity offers a surprisingly familiar ‘bee-space. Indoor/outdoor wall-mountable and modular, this hive can grow along with your colony inside.
On the other hand, students and adults who may or may not have anaphalactic allergies to bee stings, etc. BEEcosystem is an observation honeybee hive designed to make pollinator education more accessible to everyone, from hobbyists to agri/ecotourism and institutional educators. The opportunity to expand the classroom with some hands-on activities would teach a lesson that the kids could remember for the rest of their lives. I think observation hives that are safe and secure are a fabulous idea for elementary classrooms.
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