tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post1613147091872891071..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Presentation at St. Dunstan's Vacation Bible SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-9839537069159470752009-06-12T22:57:38.565-04:002009-06-12T22:57:38.565-04:00I always take bee veils if I can because kids and ...I always take bee veils if I can because kids and grown-ups alike like to try them on. I take frames of different kinds of comb as well - old brood comb and drawn out honey comb. I take cut comb honey in a box (like I enter into honey contests) so they can see what honey looks like in the comb. I have some children's books that I use to copy handouts to give out. I like to keep it as interesting as possible. This presentation was hard to gauge because it was outdoors - no wall clock!Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-81203407297470558942009-06-12T22:39:03.672-04:002009-06-12T22:39:03.672-04:00I'll be doing my first presentation on honey b...I'll be doing my first presentation on honey bees this Sunday... and I've been a beekeeper for one week :) However, I've been researching them for a year and a half. I'm interested to read what you took for show and tell. Thanks for the ideas.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-16776028874851969042009-06-12T16:56:20.757-04:002009-06-12T16:56:20.757-04:00Linda,
My wife has an observation hive she takes ...Linda,<br /><br />My wife has an observation hive she takes out quite a bit and has a nice way to prevent many bees from getting out. Here is a shot of the hive in place http://tinyurl.com/ksru45. Notice the ramp leading from the bottom of the hive to the window. Now look at this image for a close up of the bottom of the ramp. http://tinyurl.com/mxzpgy You can't see it realy well, but sitting on the top is a piece of metal we use as an entrance reducer in winter and can also be used to block off the bees from the hive for pulling it out. There is a groove and on the other side a slot in the plexiglass that lets us slide the metal in. Usually it is not this full of bees; this picture is from a time when we had to split them up because of over crowding. Anyway, once we put the metal in, the bees outside are blocked. We pull the hive and stuff paper towels inside of the PVC tubes on both the hive and ramp. We rarely lose any bees this way. However, we have notice after a few hours the bees are carrying bits of paper towel around the hive so we also often put packing tape over it just in case they manage to chew through the towels.Rickhttp://familyhive.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com