Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, Emmaus, had the Valley in a buzz celebrate dNational Honey Bee Day Aug. 18.

The event was sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Beekeepers Association.

This was the fourth year the Sanctuary has celebrated this sweet day.

Live bees on display allowed for viewing and observation for an up-close and personal look.

Bee colonies have three members: the queen, worker bees and drones.

Members of the Beekeepers Association gave explanations on bee life, equipment used to produce and extract the honey and how products are made from the honey.

Jessica Long, the 2012 Pennsylvania Honey Queen, provided cooking demonstrations showing how to cook with honey.

Long, who won her title with her knowledge of bees, explained that honey may be used as a substitute sugar within recipes.

When substituting with honey, only use half the amount the recipe states. If one cup of sugar is in the recipe, use a half cup of honey.

Another tip for cooking with honey is to reduce all liquids by half cup for each cup of honey used.

Long has traveled 95,000 miles around the state through her speaking engagements at schools, libraries and festivals.

She will also be competing for the American Honey Queen title.

In addition to the cooking demonstrations, the day also had honey extraction demonstrations, and honeybee games for the children.

Steve Fink, from the Beekeepers Association, gave demonstrations about the process of extracting honey from the hive.

The Beekeepers Association displayed the different parts of the hive and explained how there are 10 frames within the hive body.

Each frame will produce around 10 pounds of honey.

Fink also explained the beekeeping equipment used in gathering honey.

National Honey Bee Day brought out families and children to the Emmaus sanctuary, which provided a great learning opportunity for everyone.