Benny the Bug has got a double bill of competitions for you! Today Benny launched his coloring competition for junior classes and a story writing competition for senior classes. Details can be found in the competition section of the website!
On the 6th of January 2014 we returned to the bug hotel.
Because of all the storms and Gales, we thought it was knocked down. We looked at it. Not even a single scratch was on it nor dent nor bump. Only a nearby branch fell on top of the strong hotel. We will be using the very same branch for our Bug Hotel in future. And we weren’t getting any bugs to the Hotel because of all the cold weather. Fortunately, spring is up on the horizon so many, many insects are coming back to Ireland and hopefully visit the Bug Hotel. In late November early December we began to gather materials for the Bug hotel. Mr.Moyles gave us the pallets with such generosity. We checked the school environment for suitable materials
We found the following materials bamboo sticks, regular sticks, turf, logs of wood, dead wood, pallets, slates, slabs, stone, straws, poles and finally, tons and tons of Elbow grease. We gathered them and put them all into 1 wheelbarrow stacked them and we had two classes of boys to see the Bug hotel being built. Many invertebrates like cool damp conditions, so you can site your habitat in semi shade, by a hedge or under a tree. Putting the habitat close to other wildlife features, such as an overgrown hedge, a shrubbery or a pond will make it easier for small creatures to find it.
Not all bugs and insects like to not be in the shade everyday: solitary bees like a warm sunny spot, so put tubes for bees on the sunniest side of the habitat, or put them elsewhere in the garden. Choose a level, even surface: the hotel may end up fairly heavy, so will need a firm base. We chose the far side of the football pitch as the site for our bug hotel. The site is surrounded by an overgrown hedge and a number of types of trees, some that are fruit bearing. We believe that we have chosen the best possible location for attracting a wide variety of bugs and insects. Time will tell!! |
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June 2014
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