Foragers Support Tractor Supply Clover Campaign Fall 2019

Every Fall, Tractor Supply Co. holds a Clover Campaign drive at their stores where customers can purchase a Clover to be donated to 4-H. This fall, the Foragers came out on Saturday to hold a fundraiser and educate the public on the importance of honey bees. We used a frame from a honey bee nuc […]

Our Forager Member Featured In YouTube Series Video

Feature photo courtesy of WillJayMoore Congratulations to our Forager member and club President, Gabby, for being featured in a YouTube series called I Became/I Tried by Will Jay Moore. He contacted our club and wanted to learn about honey bees. Gabby, who has been featured in the HBO documentary Saving My Tomorrow, agreed to educate […]

Forager Beekeeper Brainstorming

Foragers September 2019 Meeting

September marks the close of the 4H year and October starts the new year. That means our club holds elections during the September meeting. We got to hear several speeches from club members telling us what office they wanted to run for and why the club should vote for them to hold the position. Congratulations […]

Foragers August 2019 Meeting

For the August meeting, the Foragers made officer nominations and conducted our honey bee Skillathon. Before the nominations, our club member Paul gave the educational program on Sugar Water. The 4H year runs from October through September, so next month is the last month of our year. So we will be having elections for new […]

Foragers Fun Day and July 2019 Meeting

This month the Foragers got to float in a swimming pool while conducting our 4H business meeting. Due to a bad storm and knocking out the building where the Foragers hold their meetings, we had to cancel the regularly scheduled meeting. Luckily, we had planned our annual fun day of a pool party at club […]

Norfolk Christian Hive Inspection Field Day for the Foragers

The Foragers combined a field day with a community service project last weekend when they visited Ms. Sandra’s apiary at Norfolk Christian School to do a hive inspection. The Foragers started the day with a tip on getting a quick health check of a beehive from: if the bees are bringing in pollen, then it’s […]

Foragers May 2019 Meeting

The Foragers had their May meeting and the focus was preparing for the Strawberry Festival. First, the Foragers heard member, Ashten, present his educational program on the History of Honey. After the club business was conducted, Ms. Jen presented a crash course on Honey Bees. We have several new members and we wanted to make […]