2011 Events & Activities
2010
The Keeper of Bees (for more photos)
Presented by Jeannine Doyle of Pod Frog Pond Hollows.
Jeannine is a Gardener, Environmentalist, Lecturer, and Beekeeper. Doyle discussed the process of keeping bees and harvesting their honey, and how bee colonies work.
She explained the roles of the infertile female worker bees, the large and lazy male drones and of course, the all - powerful queen.
“Drones are like the brother-in-law you wish you never had,” Doyle said of the male honeybees.
Doyle has five hives in her two-acre yard in Pembroke.
This past year, they collected 165 pounds of honey.Doyle said that about a pound of honey was the collective effort of tens of thousands of bees, traveling over 112,000 miles to visit four to five million
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The Keeper of Bees (for more photos)
Presented by Jeannine Doyle of Pod Frog Pond Hollows.
Jeannine is a Gardener, Environmentalist, Lecturer, and Beekeeper. Doyle discussed the process of keeping bees and harvesting their honey, and how bee colonies work.
She explained the roles of the infertile female worker bees, the large and lazy male drones and of course, the all - powerful queen.
“Drones are like the brother-in-law you wish you never had,” Doyle said of the male honeybees.
Doyle has five hives in her two-acre yard in Pembroke.
This past year, they collected 165 pounds of honey.Doyle said that about a pound of honey was the collective effort of tens of thousands of bees, traveling over 112,000 miles to visit four to five million
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Home for the Holidays (for more photos)
Presented by Constance V. McCausland, Floral Designer & Lecturer. Constance will present arrangements bring the holiday Spirit to your home from entranceway to dining room and throughout the entire house
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Christmas Party (for more photos)
At the home of Lucy Bailey
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Presented by Constance V. McCausland, Floral Designer & Lecturer. Constance will present arrangements bring the holiday Spirit to your home from entranceway to dining room and throughout the entire house
(click image to enlarge image)
Christmas Party (for more photos)
At the home of Lucy Bailey
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