Cide Monster

We all have to BEE aware of its properties as with the English dictionary it explains that Cide means death the question is whose. If its Bees and other pollinator’s this affects our food chain, we are part of that food chain too. You hurt the pollinator’s then you...
How do bees survive in extreme heat?

How do bees survive in extreme heat?

How do bees survive in extreme heat? I have been really struggling with the very hot weather we have been having lately ,it made me think about how the bees survive in extreme heat. Honey bee colonies in the wild would make their nest in a tree hollow or rock crevice....
A Buzzing in the Air

A Buzzing in the Air

A Buzzing in the Air Spending time observing the changes in the spring garden recently I heard A Buzzing in the Air. The crab apple tree that overhangs the fence from the neighbour’s yard was covered in blossoms.   Silently I watched as the little bees...
Bug Hotel

Bug Hotel

Bug Hotel Attracting more insect pollinators & pest eaters to the vegetable garden by including a Bug Hotel is very popular.  At the end of last summer, I let the pumpkin vines take over my vegetable plot. Then mid winter I went on an overseas holiday leaving what...
Bee learning and Bee subscribing

Bee learning and Bee subscribing

Bee learning and Bee subscribing This week, the preschoolers I work with have been learning more about bees by role playing. Some of the children pretend to be bees in the hive. (a blanket over a small table) & some of the children pretend to be plants, making...
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