Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
LEARNING ALL ABOUT BEES
BEES, what amazing insects. I have been learning about bees since 2008 and I am totally amazed at all the information I have gathered about the bee. I am a member of a bee breading group and sometimes on a Sunday morning we all meet to learn about bees. Part of the learning is for each of us to open up a beehive and to take out a frame and study the bee. It is such a wonderful experience. To be able to handle the bees you have to be very cool, calm and patient. It is like meditating, you have to relax and wind down. See me below doing just that.....
THE TINY SUNFLOWER SEED
Earlier in the Spring I planted some sunflower seeds. I had been reading stories to children in libraries throughout the country telling them all about the wonderful sunflower and asking them to plant some seeds to see who could grow the tallest one. I decided to plant some seeds myself and kept track of the height of my sunflowers as seen below. The height of the sunflower in the first picture is 7ft and in the second one 9ft.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
MARY'S GINGERBREAD BOYS AND GIRLS.....WASHED DOWN WITH STRAWBERRY AND BANANA SMOOTHIES
Last Saturday week my friend Mary and I set out to The Grocery, Tyrrellspass to meet the children who were waiting patiently to learn how to make and bake Mary's Gingerbread Boys and Girls.....a simple little recipe by Mary taken from my latest children's cookbook Beelicious Recipes with honey.....
We had a fantastic evening with total concentration by the children who seemed to be enjoying themselves as they measured and counted and mixed with enthusiasm.
While the gingerbread was cooking I told the children all about the bees and the importance of looking after them and dressed up in my bee keepers suit and gave them a look into my very small beehive (without the bees of course).
We than made some smoothies and ended the evening by having a feast of gingerbread and smoothies. Have a look at the evidence below:
Last Saturday week my friend Mary and I set out to The Grocery, Tyrrellspass to meet the children who were waiting patiently to learn how to make and bake Mary's Gingerbread Boys and Girls.....a simple little recipe by Mary taken from my latest children's cookbook Beelicious Recipes with honey.....
We had a fantastic evening with total concentration by the children who seemed to be enjoying themselves as they measured and counted and mixed with enthusiasm.
While the gingerbread was cooking I told the children all about the bees and the importance of looking after them and dressed up in my bee keepers suit and gave them a look into my very small beehive (without the bees of course).
We than made some smoothies and ended the evening by having a feast of gingerbread and smoothies. Have a look at the evidence below:
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