Expo and Beyond!!

Hello to all! School is now out, and I am so very very happy! I apologize for the late post, but I have been spending the past few days obsessing over My Little Pony. No. Seriously.

So. Expo. There's not much to be said besides it wasn't as big a deal as I thought. For those of you who were there, you will remember that it was mostly a lot of standing around and answering the same questions. It was kinda fun though, getting to show people my live bees in my terrarium. The poor things, they weren't all too happy with being there. It was loud and bright and cold... At least I got them back in the hive eventually.

So the other reason I haven't been posting is that I haven't had the need to check the hive in weeks. I'm now just waiting until I need to put the second box on. I believe in the laissez faire style of bee keeping. There is one thing that I can say happened though, I had my gifted class over for a post expo party, and the bees acted amazingly. I'm so happy that everything went off without any issues, but I had faith in my little insects.

Lastly, I am sad to say that my heart was broken when I found out that my city doesn't allow chickens...  I want some so badly.


Environmental Tip Time:

Whenever in drought, as Chicago land is at the moment, try to conserve as much water as you can. Save your watering to the garden and any new plants you may have planted as apposed to setting up a sprinkler every morning- your grass can take the heat. That said,  set up a rain water collector when it does rain. this could be just about anything that can hold water, but the larger the opening the better. You can then pour this into a watering can and use what would have just ended up on a patio for good use.

School Ends (Soon)!!

Hello to everyone! I am sorry about the lack of a post on Expo Night- I'm sure thats what everyone is waiting for, but I have had so much to do to get prepared for my final exams. Today was the last day of school, and testing starts tomorrow, and then I will be unable to post until Saturday when school is officially over. That said, I have a break tomorrow, and may be able to get a post then. Thank you all so much for the patience, and I will be posting much more frequently after school is over.

Tip:
Recycle all your old school papers! We all know that high school students obtain about a full trees worth throughout the year, and you will be putting that paper to good use by not throwing it out. Did you know that landfills are designed so that the garbage put into them will not decompose? This is so that run off from the decomposing matter won't poison the water system. Think about that the next time you have recyclables. But remember! The best way to recycle is to reuse. This takes out the middle man such as the collectors who drive around and the process of refining the materials which exposes energy. Take a step up and become your own recycling center!

Fun uses for old homework:

http://www.wisebread.com/22-ways-to-reuse-paper

http://www.squidoo.com/Reuse-Paper