Honey Bees and freebies
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
