Follow The Bees
Hello from Farmer Jim:
HI there! My name is Farmer Jim and I need your help. I love watermelons, like seriously LOVE them. Sun, seeds and bees help my watermelons grow big and sweet. I need your help planting wildflower seeds. Wildflowers help honeybees make honey and grow their colonies. In the spring and summer I need honeybees to pollinate my watermelon flowers. If a watermelon flower is pollinated, it will grow a baby watermelon. Baby watermelons grow into big watermelons that we can all eat. Will you help me plant wildflowers?
How do watermelons grow?
SUN
Farmers need the sun to help their plants grow. Sunshine helps Farmer Jim’s watermelons grow super sweet and juicy.
SEEDS
Farmer Jim grows his watermelons in rows. Tiny watermelon plants grow fast. A watermelon vine can grow 6-8 ft in a month!
BEES
Farmer Jim needs honey bees to pollinate every yellow flower on a watermelon vine for his watermelons to grow. That’s a lot of flowers!
Order a Farmer Jim Kit
The Farmer Jim program is closed for the 2024 season.
Please check back next year for exciting updates.
We look forward to following the bees with you again soon!
Can Farmer Jim
come to my classroom?
Farmer Jim would love to visit!
Farmer Jim can be used to supplement the Florida Agriculture in the classroom program. You can order this year’s Ag Literacy book: The Work of the Wings or you can use the online flip version of the book to learn all about honeybees and their importance to Florida agriculture. If you are a Florida school teacher, fill out the attached form to receive a Farmer Jim kit to supplement your classrooms Ag Literacy program. Each Farmer Jim kit includes wildflower seed packets and bookmarks for your classroom. Honeybees love wildflowers and Farmer Jim needs honeybees for his watermelons to grow. Help Farmer Jim and plant wildflowers with your class!
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Thank you
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For the 2024 season Farmer Jim’s goal is to plant 350,000 Wildflowers. Each one of these wildflowers help honeybees feed their colonies. Farmer Jim needs lots of honeybees to pollinate his watermelon flowers. Check back to watch your flower planting progress as we work together to help Farmer Jim reach his goal. Thank you for helping Farmer Jim plant wildflowers!
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You Are Amazing
Farmer Jim had a goal to plant 350,000 wildflowers for his 2024 watermelon season. With your help, he planted 880,000 wildflowers! Honeybees are happily feeding their colonies and have already started pollinating Farmer Jim’s watermelon flowers. Soon, Farmer Jim will have juicy watermelons to share. Thank you for following the bee’s with us. You are amazing!
