Sophia site blogs.
Mothers and Babies are Well
I’m reliably informed that both mother queens and baby queens are doing well in both the Knockainey (Sophia) and Foxgrove (Rockbarton) sites. The new Sophia […]
Sophia Blogs
Good Vibrations
PDF version coming soon Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 30mins Outline: To learn about how sounds are made and how they travel through […]
Sophia Expansion Update
It has been two weeks since the Sophia colony was split to generate a spin-off swarm (artificial swarm). Recall that this entailed taking the original […]
The Power of the Sun
PDF version coming soon Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr – 1.5hrs Outline: To learn about solar energy and why renewable energies are […]
Hive Splitting
Because of Covid 19 related delays in delivery of a completely new and robust Beehivemonitoring system, it was decided that the old sensor system – […]
Swarm Catcher
Recently I bought a nucleation box to have just in case our colony decided to swarm. Unfortunately I forgot to order brood frames and foundation […]
Replacement GSM Units Arrive: Scale Calibration
Just as I had given up on getting the repaired units back from Slovakia, brand new replacement units appeared in my postbox. And that was […]
Buzzing Around – the Physics of Bee Flight
PDF version downloadable here Age group 5th– 6th class Total time 1-1.5hrs Outline: To learn about the importance of bees, the science of flying, and […]
Sophia Hive – One Year On
It is almost a year since we ventured into the amazing world of bees. The Sophia colony has survived the Irish winter, although I can’t […]
Homemade rockets rock!
Download PDF version of this activity here Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr – 1.5hrs Outline: To learn about forces, gas pressure, and […]