CHILDREN are buzzing with excitement at the county's first school bee-keeping club.

St Dominic's RC primary pupils in Inchbrook are already harvesting their own honey from hives left behind by departing nuns.

When the Poor Clares left South Woodchester, near Stroud after 150 years in May, their hives needed a new home.

So led by governor and bee keeper Peter Lead, the hives were installed in a new nature area at the school's playing field in Convent Lane.

All of the school's pupils will be involved in looking after the hives and harvesting the honey, which may be sold to raise school and parish funds.

Stroud Beekeepers' Association is also getting involved in helping with the project.