Dancing like a bee was taught to kids to display how the bees communicate the location of food.
Bee hives are in competition for food sources and must find and return food to hive in very short time to ensure health of the entire community. Here two bee hives(kids running to flowers) scurry for food to bring back to hive.
Honey tasting has no problem getting volunteers out of the crowd. Four different honeys from around the world were sampled.
Bees dance for the hive to display location and distance to food supplies. They also use fragrance as means of communication.____________________________________________________________
School House Pond from Wildlife Drive. In the bushes below was the Baltimore Oriole found in following picture. Many turtles out on logs, many Tree and Barn Swallows swooping about enjoying the very obvious insect supply.
May 21 saw very changeable weather on the Refuge. The day started with Buzz about Bees held at top of hill from Old School House parking lot. The tents were set up and taken down in the rain, but for the most part the presentations from 10 to 12 A.M. were given under dry skies. The speakers brought out in very illustrative and engaging fashion the very different social characteristics of bees, the new very real challenges to bee survival, the importance of pollinators in general, and the many devices and clothing needed to keep bees and harvest honey. Several games for kids to learn about bee communication and behaviors were played. Great tasting session at end for all to enjoy honeys from around the world.After this event I waited for the best 2 hours of weather the day would offer between 3 and 5 PM and made my way around the Wildlife Drive. Found many animals out sunning and feeding (see the 4 turtles in a row above) also taking advantage of sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 60's. Just a great day to spend at the refuge.
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