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| BeeKeeping Class at Museum |
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There was this great class at the Museum that I signed us all up for right after we got back from vacation. Alex was gracious to let us do this class on his birthday weekend(yes on your birthday weekend you get to pick what you and everyone else gets to do!), once we all got there it was bug crazy at the BUGFEST! So we all took the beekeeping class, everything that you need to know to start keeping bees. I always thought that it would be cool to have bees and this class was full of information and the most delightful beekeeper Bob Alderink. This man even gave total strangers his email and phone numbers to get a hold of him to ask any more questions. LOVE IT! I am thinking once we get into a place with a little more distance between us and the neighbors that I want to start keeping honey bees. It's not just for their honey either, these little hard workers help the garden (both veggies and flowers). Well I decided to make another
homeschool literature arts lesson out of the whole experience. We found out many new facts about bees and this
cool site for supplies, how to videos and more! I am in love with this
English garden bee hive and have it on the wish list;)
All this bee and bug research had an unexpected surprise, Anthony while on his way out to put the recyclable to the curb came across this caterpillar.
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He decided to do his own research to find out what kind of caterpillar it was and what butterfly it would become! He found out it was a Black Swallowtail Caterpillar and see those orange antennas on its head? Those come out only when they are scared and emit a foul smell. Anthony said like dead buffalo!! LOL, not that he knows what that would smell like!! I think it is because of our literature unit study on Little House in the Big Woods, along with that story I have several Chester Comics on the wild west and one has a buffalo on it that he was reading:) Imagination on this boys I tell ya!
So from bees to giant yucking bugs( yes that's their scientific name, I can't remember what it was sorry) to in the front yard caterpillars. We are a bug family this is if they are not in the house!!
