Bees

NEW YORK — A high school junior from Toms River, New Jersey just received a big honor for her work protecting bees.

Kaitlyn Culbert is on a mission to protect and educate the world about the importance of bees. She has her own YouTube channel called Katie’s Adventures in Beekeeping.

While many of us are scared of the insect’s sting, she became fascinated by them at the start of the pandemic when she participated in a research contest for the Army Educational Outreach Program.

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TOMS RIVER, NJ — Katie Culbert is the bee’s knees.

Last year, as a freshman at High School North, Culbert won first place among all ninth graders at the Delaware Valley Science Fair for her project on breakthroughs in honey bee health. She was then able to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest science competition for high school students, according to a report from Toms River schools.

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