Undertaker Honey Bee
Did you know there are undertaker bees in a hive? These bees take out other dead bees and other things that don’t belong in the hive. At the Jam’N Jamz festival I was at a couple of weeks ago, we got this video of an undertaker bee trying to get rid of what we think […]
Polar Plunging for 2020
I’m fundraising for Polar Plunge 2020 again! Last year I did the plunge and it was cold, but not enough to keep me away this year. The Polar Plunge gives the money raised to the special Olympics, providing year round training millions of participants each year. My school has also raised the most money for […]
ABCs of Honeybees Will Be at Jam’n Jamz
I will be at the Jam’n Jamz Fruit and Nut Tree Adoption Fair on January 25th. This fair is put on by the Friends of Norfolk’s Environment group every year. They give out a fruit or nut tree to a household to see the Norfolk tree canopy grow. They have asked me to join this […]
My Winning Photography
I entered in the Virginia State Fair this year and entered my photo and some plants. The plants I entered were a dish garden, a succulent (Echeveria agavoides), and my aloe plant. My photo was a picture of a frozen dandelion, titled “Frozen Dandelion in Micro Lens”. It got second place in the Youth Creative […]
Hive Update Winter 2019 – Dead Hives and Updated Website
Coming out of fall, I had two strong hives. When winter came, there was too much moisture in our backyard and we noticed mold on the outside of the hives. We looked inside the top bar hive observation window and saw more mold and mostly dead bees on the bottom screen. On a nice day, […]
Take the Polar Plunge With Me
On February 1st 2019, students from many schools will be plunging into the ocean to support and spread awareness of the Special Olympics. This year I’m going to be jumping into the ocean. I have a fundraising page where you can help me support the Special Olympics by making a donation. Cool School Challenge at […]
Fall 2018 Hive Update
This spring we got a queen castle since I needed to get a queen because they killed their queen during our inspection. A queen castle is basically one Langstroth box that has three compartments to contain three mini colonies of bees. During the inspection, I found many queen cells on the frames in the Langstroth. […]
Bee Friendly Flower Pot From Kindergarten Class
In the spring, I was asked by the Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Y, at my school to give a presentation to students about honey bees. I taught them about pollination and what the bees eat. I also told them about the importance of the bees and how to protect them. I presented to about 80 students. […]
Bee Friendly Plant – Green Headed Coneflower
We recently received a plant for the bees called a green-headed coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata). Thank you Mrs. J, Master Gardener, for the bee-friendly plant which makes flowers that are sunflower-like perennials (plants that last more than one year) that have a greenish center and yellow petals. These plants are very bee friendly so we hope […]
Spring Hive Update – Queen Excluder and Supers
At the end of April we did an inspection and we added third brood box. We found the queen and she was laying good. We went in for an inspection last Tuesday to add a super onto the hive. A super is a box that is for honey. When we went in there we found […]