Tag Archives: school outreach
Teaching Bees and Beekeeping
I like to teach. If I could rewind and whitewash my life’s failings, I’d be standing in front of a chalkboard on some small campus right now. That won’t happen. I’m not a professional teacher, but I seldom pass up … Continue reading
Posted in Outreach
Tagged Benny the Bee, Calgary Bee Club, school outreach, teaching beekeeping
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Climb Every Mountain; Raise Every Dollar
It seems that Saving the Bees has turned into quite a nice little cottage industry. Although honey bees are more numerous today than any time in history, some people seem intent on telling other people that the honey bees are … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, or lack thereof, Outreach, Save the Bees
Tagged CBC, CCD, colony collapse disorder, mountains, school outreach
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Ecology 1,2,3
On Friday, I led an ecology program at the local elementary school. My 32 students ranged in age from 6 to 12. They were part of an experimental class where kids in their school could select their interest and indulge … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Outreach, Pollination, Save the Bees
Tagged Benny the Bee, Ecology, school outreach, teaching beekeeping, wax foundation
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Teaching Bees
I presented beekeeping to my daughter’s Grade 1 class today. It worked really well. I have two kids at the same elementary school, the older already in Grade 5. So he helped carry in the materials we used, and both … Continue reading
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