Since placing the club hive in the apiary, there has been much activity. We added a second box onto the hive. During inspections, we found several queen cells being built in the hive, giving an indication that the hive was preparing to swarm. During one of the inspections, one of the queens emerged so we […]
The Foragers were able to have our first in-person meeting since the COVID pandemic started! We met at Ms. Jen’s house since it could accommodate an outside meeting. Fortunately, the 4H guidelines changed to allow inside meetings so the cold, cloudy weather allowed us to keep the meeting instead of canceling. Club President Paul opened […]
It is very exciting news that our club now has a hive. After a swarm call, we reached out to the club to see if any members would be able to go and collect the swarm. Luckily, Lynn and Alexia were available on short notice and headed out. They arrived at Parkdale Private School and […]
It’s been quite a change for the Foragers this year. The spring is usually one of our most busiest times of year. We’ve tried to stay connected through Zoom meetings. We held our June meeting virtually. The club members got to see pictures of the club hive that we are planning on starting soon. Special […]
Due to shelter-in-place measures and social distancing, the Foragers held a virtual meeting for this month. With Zoom’s videoconferencing app, most of our Foragers were able to attend. We caught up on club business, mostly about cancellation of projects we had planned. Afterwards, we played a game using a coding game that co-leader Jen learned […]
We congratulate Forager member, Paul, for coming in third place in the state honey bee essay contest. This year, the theme of the contest was: Overwintering: Bee Survival through the Cold Season Honey bees have developed special skills to overwinter in the United States. Please discuss one of these skills and then include a discussion […]
For the past two months, the Foragers have been doing homework and doing analysis on different types of products made with things that you get from a beehive (honey, wax, etc.) that our club members could make and sell as fundraisers. In Part 1, club members presented different products and recipes and for Part 2, […]
For our February monthly meeting, club member Angel presented her educational program on the queen bee. We learned: The queen is more like a mother of the hive and not really a ruler. Attendant bees feed and clean her. The queen usually only leaves the hive for her nuptial mating flight or if the hive […]
By Lynn J. This month, several of our Foragers attended the 4-H Day at the State Capitol. We left for the Capitol around 6:15 a.m. There were two vans. When we arrived in Richmond, we went to the Hampton Inn hotel. There we met some of the other groups and legislators. When we left there, […]
Written by Forager Paul B. This past November, I, along with my mother, sister, and younger brother, had the pleasure of planting dune grass at the Back Bay Wildlife Refuge along the coast in Virginia Beach. The refuge houses a variety of different creatures including snakes, birds, frogs, turtles and otters. Planting dune grass is […]
