In these two pictures I am working with Don Kicho (Key-show) to attatch the rubber that will become the bellows. The smoker was made out of an old moto tire tube, some extra wood, a little bit of tin roofing, some thick gauge fencing wire, two strips of cow hide, and an old dehydrated milk can. It was a great project to do and a great way to spend the afternoon with a family.
This is the Batea, right away the differences between this and the tradition Langstroth hive are apparent. This hive is not meant to have another box (alsa) on top of it, for this reason there is no space between the bars that will eventually have the honey comb attached to it. It is very important that the box is as sealed as possible with the exception of the entry so that the bees always know how to orient themselves and to combat other bugs that molest the hive. There are twenty bars and after about one year of maintenace a healthy hive could produce and much as ten or twelve liters of honey with this box.
After that we went back inside the school and sang a few songs about the environment we went outside to the park across the street. In the park we played a couple of fun games having to do with tree identification and understaning the benefits of having trees in the surrounding environment. You can see different aspects of these activities in the pictures as well as Sarah conducting a little question and answer with the kids as we all enjoy a good snack! 
To end the activities in the park we did a little leaf collection and brought them back to the classroom where we did leaf etching. This was a really great activity and the kids loved it. It was really graet to see their creativity growing as they experimented with colors and designs.
