Sustainable Savings - Merits of Keeping Bees

Good Morning!

We hosted the 3rd installment of sustainable Savings last night. The speaker was Robert Morrison of Those Bee Guys. He was fantastic, and we all thoroughly enjoyed his presentation. Here are some of the highlights from the program!

The Merits of Keeping Bees

            Importance of Bees in Society

·         $215 Billion Impact Globally

·         1/3 of what we eat are pollinated by bees

·         They give us honey!

·         Colony Collapse Disorder

o   Habitat loss

o   Pesticide Use

o   Parasite/Disease

o   Agricultural Practices

Making a difference

·         Plant Bee Friendly Plants

·         Avoid Insecticide Use, especially “systemic”

·         Go get some bees!

Keeping Your Own Bees

·         More Flowers, Veggies and Fruit

·         Honey

·         It’s a Blast!

Have a wonderful day!

-Ring Staff

Sustainable Savings - Composting

Good Evening!

Patti Suler, Master Gardener, spoke to us today about the fascinating world of Composting! It was great fun and we all learned quite a bit about the do's and don'ts about composting!

Have a nice evening!

- Ring Staff

Sustainable Savings - Solar Panels

Good Evening!

Last week on March 3rd we had Steve Stelzer, the Program Director of the City of Houston Public Works & Engineering Building code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center, came to Ring Neighborhood Library to speak about Solar Panels. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Thank you Steve!

- Ring Staff

February Craft - Valentine Mice

Hello!

We made some adorable (and delicious!) Valentine Mice for the Craft today. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Aren't they just the most darling little things?

Have a nice day!

- Ring Staff

January 2015 Winter Snowflake Card

Good Afternoon!

For this months craft we made a beautiful Winter Snowflake Card!

See you next month!

- Ring Staff

January 8th Storytime

Good Morning!

Here are some awesome pictures from Ring Neighborhood Library's January 8th Storytime!

Have a Great Day!

- Ring Staff

Customer Comment Form

Good Morning!

If anyone is interested, here is the Customer Comment Form link.



https://hplnet.houstonlibrary.org/forms/13_Customer_Comments_Form_English.pdf



Have a nice day!

- Ring Staff