The British Bee Charity, which aims to help the welfare of bees, supplied Ysgol Bryn Garth, Penyffordd, near Holywell, with all the equipment to enable them to keep bees.

The school currently has two hives of honeybees, and youngsters are being taught how to look after them with the help of school administrator Sioux Waller, who is also a beekeeper and member of Conwy Beekeepers.

Beekeeping at Ysgol Bryn Garth.

Assistant headteacher Andrew Sutton said: "We got our first hive about six weeks ago, and our second hive, that came from our head beekeeper Sioux, after one of her hives swarmed, about two weeks ago.

"Having a beekeeper in school has been key in deciding to go for this. They aren't pets, they need proper care and attention.

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"It's nice to give them the opportunity to take part in activities that are outside of the classroom. The bees will become part of our school culture and school community.

"From our point of view as teachers, it's nice to add one more string to our broad and balanced curriculum

Assistant headteacher Andrew Sutton with young beekeepers at Ysgol Bryn Garth.

"It's a good example of activities where children who may not necessarily excel in traditional academic areas have a chance to really get a lot out of a project."

Sioux, who has been beekeeping for about seven years, added: "They are just really fascinating, and the children are so interested.

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"It also helps them to learn about environmental issues and the planet.

"I did an application for a grant from the British Bee Charity, as part of their Bees For Schools programme.

Sioux Waller shows children at Ysgol Bryn Garth how to handle the bee hives.

"And they supplied us with the first set of bees and one of the hives, as well as children's and adult's bee suits.

"You can only go into them about once a week to 10 days, so it's great to have the two hives, as we can take the children more often.

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"The children are a bit nervous when they first go but those nerves soon go away as the bees are so interesting to look at. And next year we should be able to take some honey from them."

The school is now running a competition to name the hives. There are about 50,000 in each, which will reduce down over the winter, and go back up again in the spring.

The fun and learning doesn't stop there, with the outdoor areas at Ysgol Bryn Garth allowing children are learning to grow their own fruit and vegetables, which they will then harvest and create meals with in cooking club.