August 3 is Honey Day

Young children understand that August 3 is Honey Day, and that honey is a sweet food that honeybees collect from flowers

2026年7月13日 · 子供ニュース
2026年7月13日 · 子供ニュース
August 3 is Honey Day.
In Japanese, 8 can be read as “hachi,” and 3 can be read as “mitsu.”
It is a day to learn about honey.

💬 August 3 is Honey Day

August 3 is Honey Day. In Japanese, 8 can be read as “hachi,” and 3 can be read as “mitsu.” It is a day to learn about honey.

🤔 In Japanese, 8 is “hachi” and 3 is “mitsu.” What does it sound like when you put them together?

Honey is a golden, sweet food.
It comes from flower nectar.
It is thick and runny, and it smells sweet.

💬 What is honey?

Honey is a golden, sweet food. It comes from flower nectar. It is thick and runny, and it smells sweet.

🤔 What color does honey look like?

Honeybees go to flowers.
They collect flower nectar.
They carry the nectar they collected back to the hive.

💬 Honeybees collect it

Honeybees go to flowers. They collect flower nectar. They carry the nectar they collected back to the hive.

🤔 Where do honeybees go to collect nectar?

You can eat honey on bread.
Sometimes people put it in yogurt, too.
It is sweet, so let’s eat it little by little.

💬 Let’s eat honey deliciously

You can eat honey on bread. Sometimes people put it in yogurt, too. It is sweet, so let’s eat it little by little.

🤔 If you put honey on something, which would you like to try: bread or yogurt?