We had a huge event this month! We went over to Messiah Elementary and we gave a presentation and played games with the younger kids there. It was a lot of fun and i think it really taught them a lot about bees and how important bees are in the community. We told them about how the bees were going extinct and that it's important we take care of them because they help make up a lot of our food, so if they die the world wont be able to maintain its food supply for too much longer.
I've never really worked with so many little kids in that way before, creating the bee games and directing the kids and telling them what to do. It was a new experience for me, but it was a good skill set to learn.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
March 2016
Updates have been added to the website! My participation included helping to create a short bio explaining who we were and what we were trying to accomplish.
I also talked to Mr.Hawkins (in charge of the school's website) and asked if he'd mind putting a link to our website on the school's website. He agreed as long as he saw the website first and he'd approve it. Hopefully that'd give us some more recognition. :)
I also talked to Mr.Hawkins (in charge of the school's website) and asked if he'd mind putting a link to our website on the school's website. He agreed as long as he saw the website first and he'd approve it. Hopefully that'd give us some more recognition. :)
February 2016
This has been a slow month.
The bees are still hibernating, but they've actually made some honey.
As of now we have $264 dollars and that's plenty for the juniors to start something off.
I'm feeling a little sad about handing this project off to the juniors because I feel attached to the cause now and the group.
The bees are still hibernating, but they've actually made some honey.
As of now we have $264 dollars and that's plenty for the juniors to start something off.
I'm feeling a little sad about handing this project off to the juniors because I feel attached to the cause now and the group.
January 2016
We finally decided that the frantic search and fund raising for fencing material is not going anywhere. It would make more sense for us to find another way to build the fence. We came together to discuss our next steps, and after about an hour of trying to come up with a solution, one of the Juniors spoke with his parents and said his dad has some fencing stuff! It's more reasonable for us to communicate with those closer to us rather than businesses and managers who might not really care too much for a small bee-keeping group.
At this point it looks like the juniors will be in charge of building the fence in the outdoor classroom, but I'm so excited that this plan is finally going into action. It feels like slowly, but surely, things are coming together and we're actually going to have a small impact in our little community.
December 2015
This month, due to the bees being in hibernation and a lot of people/businesses on breaks for Christmas, there hasn't been a lot going on, so I've just been looking up events we could go to for fund raising. Even standing outside of small businesses selling some hot chocolate makes quite a bit of money. Anything will help at this point. We've got build that fence once the snow clears!
I've also been researching more on beekeeping and bees in general. I learned a lot just reading short articles on the internet. Bees are actually pretty vital to humanity. They're small, but they have such a huge impact on all our food and environment! Thinking about bees going extinct is scary after doing some research and it makes me realize just how necessary our little group is. People should know this stuff, and by doing this work we're bringing awareness to the public.
I've also been researching more on beekeeping and bees in general. I learned a lot just reading short articles on the internet. Bees are actually pretty vital to humanity. They're small, but they have such a huge impact on all our food and environment! Thinking about bees going extinct is scary after doing some research and it makes me realize just how necessary our little group is. People should know this stuff, and by doing this work we're bringing awareness to the public.
November 2015
This month apart from realizing we actually had less money than we thought, we found that one of our hives died! It's still salvageable since there's two more, but it's still a bummer, the cold got to them I guess.
It's alright, we still have enough money at least to afford the wire for the fence! We have to persevere so in order to make up for the rest I made a GoFundMe account for the group and I convinced the juniors to help me fund raise at the Appleton thanksgiving festival. The money was given to Ellie, since she's in charge of the money, and her and I both went to talk to Mr. Bollinger to ask if we could do a dollar day. Sadly, we couldn't have our own dollar day, but I'm sure with the fundraiser we're able to afford some more fencing material.
It's alright, we still have enough money at least to afford the wire for the fence! We have to persevere so in order to make up for the rest I made a GoFundMe account for the group and I convinced the juniors to help me fund raise at the Appleton thanksgiving festival. The money was given to Ellie, since she's in charge of the money, and her and I both went to talk to Mr. Bollinger to ask if we could do a dollar day. Sadly, we couldn't have our own dollar day, but I'm sure with the fundraiser we're able to afford some more fencing material.
October 2015
This month we had our first official meeting with the juniors who want to take over our cas project once we graduate. We all discussed what each individual could work on for the time being (fund raising, website making, bee keeping, donation seeker, etc.) and they also spoke about what they would do once we were gone too.
Together we all made a list of what people or businesses might donate money to our cause, and we also made a list of fund raising ideas that could work in case we still aren't able to get that money for the fencing material.
I'm very glad that the juniors agreed to join, it makes me happy that there are other people who find this cause important and want to help the bees!! It makes me feel like what we are doing is significant and that we have the opportunity to have an impact on the community, even if it's only a small one.
Together we all made a list of what people or businesses might donate money to our cause, and we also made a list of fund raising ideas that could work in case we still aren't able to get that money for the fencing material.
I'm very glad that the juniors agreed to join, it makes me happy that there are other people who find this cause important and want to help the bees!! It makes me feel like what we are doing is significant and that we have the opportunity to have an impact on the community, even if it's only a small one.
September 2015
Earlier this week we had asked Southerlands if they'd donate some wood to us, and they rejected our offer. The struggle to find fencing material continues. I suggested that we ask FCI Construction out in Palisade next, and that we all meet up there together to explain to them our offer. Everyone agreed and we met up at FCI Construction. Jared was the only one who ended up actually negotiating with the director, but it was good that we all were there to show initiative.
FCI ended up not being able to donate to us either, so I suggested we meet again during lunch where we discussed what to do next. We came to the conclusion that we would try to fund raise at an upcoming game so we might be able to afford all the material instead.
August 2015
This month I brought up the idea during one of our lunch meetings that we should put together a group chat. I realized that when it comes to things in terms of organization for the group, planning is one of my strengths. I'm able to come up with things that might be able to help us communicate better or help us organize ourselves better. Apart from the group chat I also brought up the possibility of making a website. That way we could document our progress and get our name out to the public. It's important for me that we record our progress because I want to make sure we're making significant progress and helping the bee-population as we're working.
But I've also found that actually communicating with people hands-on is not so much my strong suit. We were all researching different ways in which we could become a non-profit, and many of these ways require speaking to someone who has the power to deem us and organization, such as the senator. I could work on my people skills seeing as it seems that it's what we will have to do if we want to find out more about becoming a non-profit.
But I've also found that actually communicating with people hands-on is not so much my strong suit. We were all researching different ways in which we could become a non-profit, and many of these ways require speaking to someone who has the power to deem us and organization, such as the senator. I could work on my people skills seeing as it seems that it's what we will have to do if we want to find out more about becoming a non-profit.
July 2015
This month has been quite slow.
Jared has been keeping us updated on the bees and we're keeping an eye on them. We also did research on some orchards that might take our honey once they start making it.
Jared has been keeping us updated on the bees and we're keeping an eye on them. We also did research on some orchards that might take our honey once they start making it.
June 2015
This month, Jared went out of town for a few weeks and wasn't able to watch the bees, so we set up different times that each of us would show up and feed the bees. I learned how to make sugar water for the bees to eat for now, and roughly how much they should consume in two days. I also learned that the best time to approach the hive is when it's cooler out, so early mornings and late afternoons would be a good time to go feed them.
When I went in to feed them on my turn, I opened the box and realized that the bees were building the comb in the wrong direction! We asked Howie (the man who helped us build the boxes) why they weren't building the comb on the frames, and he said it's because there is too much space that need to filled with more frames, so we have to work on filling that space and making sure the comb starts building right.
We also discussed how we were going to transition the bees over to the school and I made a list of things that need to be done before we can take the bees into the outdoor classroom. After discussing the situation with Mr. Bollinger, he gave us the essential conditions that need to be met in order to put the bees behind the school.
When I went in to feed them on my turn, I opened the box and realized that the bees were building the comb in the wrong direction! We asked Howie (the man who helped us build the boxes) why they weren't building the comb on the frames, and he said it's because there is too much space that need to filled with more frames, so we have to work on filling that space and making sure the comb starts building right.
We also discussed how we were going to transition the bees over to the school and I made a list of things that need to be done before we can take the bees into the outdoor classroom. After discussing the situation with Mr. Bollinger, he gave us the essential conditions that need to be met in order to put the bees behind the school.
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