Our members have been graciously passing their honey bee knowledge on to others around them. Club members William, Sarah, and Paul visited a STEM class at their school and gave them a lesson on honey bees. Club member Nina returned to Red Mill Elementary and did her honey bee tour with all of the kindergarten […]
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 […]
For the month of August, the Foragers completed another community service project. This time we visited the Tidewater Beekeeper’s Association Pollinator Garden and weeded it. This pollinator garden was installed as a girl scout project in the bee club’s apiary. It is a very long but narrow garden that runs the length of the fencing […]
What an information-packed meeting! Sarah gave the educational program of the evening on Manuka Honey. Afterwards, we went into the business part of the meeting. Several certificates were awarded to the Foragers for completion of Community Service doing the Cat Mat Project and helping with the LifeNet Share the Love 5K, for participating in the […]
The Foragers spent the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend at the Strawberry Festival. Gabby, Nina, Kayla and Amariah helped setup the Foragers table and kick off the day of educating the public about the importance of honey bees. Sarah and Paul took the afternoon shift. We had an observation hive, which is always the highlight […]
On Saturday, the Foragers volunteered at the LifeNet Share the Love 5K for their community service project. The race helps raise funds for the company’s foundation to promote the need for organ and tissue donation and support research. The Foragers arrived at around 7:30 in the morning. It was a little chilly which wasn’t good […]
For our Foragers who are 11 to 13 years of age in the current 4-H year, you can take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to attend the iLeadership Institute. The program starts on July 15th to July 18th. It is being held at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia. Current 4-H members attend as a […]
Every spring and fall Tractor Supply Co. holds the Clover Campaign in which they sell clovers as a fundraiser for 4-H. There generosity also extends to allowing 4-H clubs to come into the store and educate customers about the Forager’s activities and hold fundraisers for the club. The Foragers took advantage of this opportunity and […]
The Foragers completed a community service project for the Portsmouth Humane Society. They made cat scratch mats for the cats to use in the condos when they are awaiting adoption at the shelter. The Foragers were fortunate to receive a donation of carpet samples from Another Carpet II which they cut into quarters. They then […]
