viernes 5 de agosto de 2011
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x643162551/DeGraaf-Nature-Centers-new-beehive-gives-a-closer-look
En el Centro Natural Graaf, una nueva colmena de observación ofrece una mirada más cercana
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x643162551/DeGraaf-Nature-Centers-new-beehive-gives-a-closer-look
En el Centro Natural Graaf, una nueva colmena de observación ofrece una mirada más cercana
Graaf Nature Center's new beehive gives a closer look
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Naturalist Rob Venner monitors a glass beehive at DeGraaf Nature Center.
El Centro Natural DeGraaf tiene una nueva colmena de observación que va a ser usada para el programa de abejas melíferas. El evento emieza a las 2pm y los visiantes podrán ver todo el trabajo que las abejas realizan dentro de la colmena."Lo construí en primavera para reemplazar otro más pequeño" dijo el naturalista Rob Venner. En la otra colmena que teníamos era difícil la invernada. Cada año empezamos con una nueva colonia
En esta época del año las abejas están muy ocupadas recogiendo néctar para hacer miel para los meses del próximo invierno, mientras que la reina se prepara para la puesta de huevos. La colmena está conectada con el exterior por un tubo, dijo Vener. Los visitantes pueden sentarse frente a la colmena y observar su actividad.
La abejas son vitales para la agricultura. Ese es el motivo por la que el Centro se utiliza una nueva colonia cada año. Es crítico para los cultivos de frutas en el oeste de Michigan. Las abejas polinizan berris y cucumber entre otras cosas. El 40% de nuestro alimento depende de un polinizador.
DeGraaf Nature Center has a new glass-sided observation beehive and will use it for a honey bee program on Saturday. The event begins at 2 p.m. and visitors will be able to see all the inner workings of an active beehive in the center’s six-foot hive. “I built it in the spring to replace one that was smaller,” said naturalist Rob Venner. “The other hive we had was hard for them to winter in. Every year, we start a new colony in there, so the bees were new to it to begin with.”
2 This time of the year, bees are very busy gathering nectar to make honey for the winter months ahead as the queen bee prepares to lay her eggs. “The hive is connected to the outdoors through a tube,” Venner said. “Visitors can sit down right in front of it and watch the activity.”
2 This time of the year, bees are very busy gathering nectar to make honey for the winter months ahead as the queen bee prepares to lay her eggs. “The hive is connected to the outdoors through a tube,” Venner said. “Visitors can sit down right in front of it and watch the activity.”
3 Bees are vital to farming. That is why DeGraaf Nature Center sets up a new colony every year. “It is critical to the fruit crops in West Michigan,” Venner said. “They pollinate blueberries and cucumbers, among other things. Forty percent of our food depends on a pollinator.”
Why you should attend
“The kids look for the queen laying eggs. But the workers come in and do the waggle dances to show the others where the pollen is. There is a lot of communication to see.”
— Rob Venner, DeGraaf Nature Center naturalist
If you go
WHEN 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE DeGraaf Nature Center,
600 Graafschap Road
TICKETS $3 per person; free for Friends of DeGraaf
INFO (616) 355-1057, degraaf.org
— Rob Venner, DeGraaf Nature Center naturalist
If you go
WHEN 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE DeGraaf Nature Center,
600 Graafschap Road
TICKETS $3 per person; free for Friends of DeGraaf
INFO (616) 355-1057, degraaf.org
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