Recently, when I asked S to smell the sweet smelling ginger lily in our garden, he replied that he didn't want to smell the flowers as he was afraid that the bees would chase him. I believed that he was influenced after reading Winnie-the-Pooh books, where Pooh and Christopher Robin got chased by bees. He also didn't like to drink honey drink, although E loves the drink.
I told S that he need not be afraid of bees, but he was adamant that they would come and sting him. I wondered how to reframe his thinking and I recalled that there was a Bee Museum in Melaka. Thus, when we went down to Melaka on 27 August, I brought the kids to the Bee Museum.
We were greeted by 2 large bees, and the priorietor who largely spoke mandarin.
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| Different types of beehives for different bees |
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| A large beehive |
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| Various beehives |
After a short tour of the place, we were invited to drink some honey. There were various types of honey. I took some propolis and mixed it with water and gave S to drink, as the signage claimed that propolis could help with cough. This was the first time that S drank honey drink, as he always rejects them at home. After that, I bought a bottle of Propolis honey and mixed some for him to drink to help him with his cough.
After that visit, S said that he was not scared of bees anymore (whew!) and he wanted to smell the flowers in our garden. (Actually those bees on display were not alive)
