Beaufort Academy students in grades 1-3 visited Bee City Farm and Nature Center. The students participated in an educational component where they learned about the life cycle, habitat, and characteristics of honey bees. The nature center is also one of the most fantastic reptile centers in the state. It is full of South Carolina native snakes, turtles, frogs, fish, baby alligators, and more. There was a curator who answered questions about the reptiles, and some students were able to touch and hold a tarantula, scorpion, baby alligator and snake. The students were also able to hand-feed monkeys, ringtail lemurs, llamas, alpacas, deer, goats, and sheep, and walk through the center’s aviary. The field trip also included hands-on activities. Thomas Hines handles a snake.