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, […]
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, […]
What a fun time the Foragers had at our December monthly meeting. Luther presented his first ever Forager program on honey bees and the hive to the club and did a wonderful job. After conducting the business meeting, we moved on to our Christmas party where all members brought a dish. We had meatballs, sandwiches, […]
The Foragers had a busy meeting this month. Our new president, Paul, did a great job chairing his first meeting. Two of our members gave educational presentations. Kayla did a presentation on Pollination and Alexia did a presentation on What is a Bee? Both did a great job. We also welcomed a visitor and hopefully […]
