tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post6357344951463809415..comments2022-12-15T22:43:53.002-05:00Comments on Walter Bee: Ag Day at Fairview Middle SchoolLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09613776576584120065noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post-26530341693492584122009-11-02T08:06:02.498-05:002009-11-02T08:06:02.498-05:00Isn't it great to see beekeeping having such a...Isn't it great to see beekeeping having such an impact on the minds of those youngsters? Also, you're lucky to have such a good friend with all that experience with bees. <br /><br />Incidentally, congratulations on your appointment to the Board. I hope you new secretarial role won't impact on your blogging ;)Cliff Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929876975838342227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post-75404805354154614692009-10-31T08:45:47.638-04:002009-10-31T08:45:47.638-04:00Ngaio - I hope you see lots of beautiful drawn whi...Ngaio - I hope you see lots of beautiful drawn white comb! It's so rainy and dreary here again today, it's hard to even think about beekeeping. Send me some spring! <br /><br />Mark - I think I mostly slept through those riveting talks. These kids really did have a great time and it got very interesting when local bees started showing up to check out the honey jars and the ob hive. We thought about bringing a frame of capped honey but thought better of that. <br /><br />Barbara - Here is a link to the Dadant catalogue. They have honeybee study prints that I think you would like. Good luck with your talk. www.dadant.comLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613776576584120065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post-16485728579971286392009-10-31T01:21:53.651-04:002009-10-31T01:21:53.651-04:00Wow, your group are very organized. I'd like ...Wow, your group are very organized. I'd like to know where I can get a teaching hive kit too. I'm to be doing presentations to a whole school in the near future and I won't be able to take live bees with me.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post-56132198473079085912009-10-31T00:32:05.696-04:002009-10-31T00:32:05.696-04:00They never had fun things like that when I was com...They never had fun things like that when I was coming up. We just had people stand in front of the class and tell riveting stories about being a certified public accountant! Haha! Looks like everyone had fun and the weather held out for you. Good show, Lynn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468096542367957172.post-33337696154038124922009-10-30T18:04:08.408-04:002009-10-30T18:04:08.408-04:00We have an A and P summer show coming up soon, als...We have an A and P summer show coming up soon, also have a winter show, most towns and cities have these events. They are probably not as strong as they once were, but with the huge interest in sustainability etc happening in NZ, I suspect these shows will attract more people.It looks a really interesting day you had, love the mule rides ! <br />Have woken up to another really beautiful day, sun and blue skies with the bees out and about, I am finding it fun watching both hives go there seperate ways, they each must have their own source of nectar.My TB does not have a mesh base and I left an ordinary frame with some honey on when I first put the bees into the hive, there is so much pollen and nectar happening I didn`t have to feed them anything else. In fact, I have never fed my bees sugar and water, I alway leave alot of honey on the hives over winter - remember, we don`t have the winters you have, it never really gets below 1 to 5 degrees celcius here in the Waikato, rain but not too many frosts.Reading the BareFoot Beekeeper it seems all you need to do if you feed, is put the solution in a shallow dish with twigs in it on the bottom of the hive or somewhere they can get at it.I hope to open the hive later on today - I am both excited and scared - what will I see ???Ngaiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413136577784656552noreply@blogger.com