Very Trendy Freebies

Composting is a natural biological process where bacteria, fungi and other organisms decompose organic materials such as leaves, grass clippings, and food wastes. The end product is called compost. While composting occurs naturally, the process can be accelerated and improved by human intervention. Plans from University of Missouri

FREE Bird Watching EBOOK
You will receive immediate download in PDF format, which is viewable on any computer, and you will be able to read it on your monitor or print any pages that you may want to take with you on your next birding trip.

Free Bird Feeder Plans
Hopper and Platform Bird Feeder
This bird feeder is a combination of a platform and wood hopper type of bird feeder. It uses a piece of 8″-wide cedar lap siding to build a decorative feeder box and then mounts it on a piece of scrap plywood.
How to Build a Bird Feeder
This wood hopper feeder can be mounted on a post as diagramed or hung, using wire from a coat hanger.
Build a Bird Feeder
Here’s a set of plans for a pair of bird feeders that can be made from the scraps left over from other jobs.

..and more plans on their site.

FREE BIRD FOOD SAMPLES
Pick what type birds you have and we will try to send you the
as close to that as we have. Just pay the $5.00 shipping

How To Make A Terra Cotta Pot Birdbath - FLOWER POT BIRD BATH INSTRUCTIONS
A birdbath is generally welcome in most any landscape or garden design.
Find the instructions here at Patricia’s Pots

Hone your memorizing skills. jMemorize is a Java application that manages your flashcards by the famous Leitner system and makes memorizing facts not only more efficient but also more fun. It manages your whole learning progress and features categories, statistics and a visually appealing and intuitive interface.

The basic idea is to divide the cards into different decks depending on the difficulty they present to you. This is done by repetitive quizzes in which you try to answer the question out of your mind. Every time you know the correct answer to a card, it is put on the next higher card deck. If you fail at a card, it is put back to the starting deck.
Looks interesting but I think I will download so my daugther can have a go at this one. jMemorize

Although I haven’t seen a bee this year here is some interesting freebies for Bees. Still looking for the free honey.

The Great Sunflower Project - By watching and recording the bees at sunflowers in your garden, you can help us understand the challenges that bees are facing.

    * It takes less than 30 minutes.
    * It’s easy.
    * Free Sunflower seeds for planting.
    * No knowledge of bees required!
http://www.greatsunflower.org/

A Free eBook - The Life Of The Bee
by Maurice Maeterlinck
The Nobel Prize winner offers brilliant proof that “no living creature, not even man, has achieved in the center of his sphere, what the bee has achieved.” From their amazingly intricate feats of architecture to their intrinsic sense of self-sacrifice, Maeterlinck takes a “bee’s-eye view” of the most orderly society on Earth.
http://2020ok.com/books/23/the-life-of-the-bee-23723.htm

Article - The Silence of the Bees - by Hannah Nordhaus
The perilous existence of a migratory beekeeper amid a great bee die-off. Very interestng article about the current plight of Bees and their beekeepers. http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=16891

Free Honey Bee Wallpaper from A Kid’s Heart - A play and learn site with resources for children and their teachers
http://www.akidsheart.com/animals/bugs/beewp.htm

A Bee Keepers Calendar - PDF About calendar year for bees and their hives.
http://www.kysu.edu/land_grant/coop_extension_program/agriculture_natural_resources/beecalendar.pdf

Free Honey Recipes - Clever drinks with honey