Honeybee Tree game

Hey everyone! Have you heard of this game called Honeybee Tree? Someone was giving it away, so of course I took it. I can’t wait to play it. Based on the name alone, it’s gonna be good!

The instructions are on the back.

    

Wow, there are a lot of pieces!

So the first step is to assemble the base which is a tree trunk. The tree trunk rotates so that it can be facing each player when it is their turn. Next, I’ll add the beehive on top.

The beehive has holes in it. I will take the stems and leaves and insert them into the hive, making sure their ends are sticking out on the other side.

See, just like this! All the leaves have been put in the beehive.

And now, for the bees! There are many bees here — oh yes, honey, mmm — and now I’m going to put them inside the hive.

The bees are inside! Now we are ready to start the game. Each player will take turns pulling out a leaf while trying not to disturb the bees inside. If the bees are disturbed, they will fall to the bottom of the tray. The player with the least number of bees wins the game.

But first, I need someone to play with.

“I’ll play with you!” said Uncle Tibbs.

“Okay, I’ll go first,” I said. I carefully pulled out a leaf. No bees came out!

“Alright, I’ll have a go,” said Uncle Tibbs. He pulled out a leaf.

BZZZZZ!!!

Some bees came out.

“Ahhh, darn. I thought I was being careful,” he said.

BZZZZ!!

“Oh whoops!” I pulled some bees out.

We took turns until there were no more leaves left.

“Alright Ajdin, I have 17 bees here. How about you?”

“I have 12 bees, Uncle Tibbs. I won!”

“Good game!”

Have you played this game before?

Chinese lesson

Hi everyone! Today, I'm going to teach you a couple of Chinese words. Learning a new language is fun!

Let's start with one of my favorite -- if not my most favorite -- word. You guessed it. HONEY.

In Chinese, "honey" is 蜂蜜 and pronounced fēngmì. I like to eat 蜂蜜。

Next, let's learn a very closely related word: BEE.

Do you see anything interesting about the word for BEE?

If you said it is the reverse of BEE, you are right! In Chinese, the word for BEE is 蜜蜂 and pronounced mìfēng.

So, be sure not to confuse the two. You don't want to eat 蜜蜂  - that would really sting!

I hope you enjoyed this Chinese lesson!

Honeyguides

Have you heard of these special birds called "honeyguides"? They are a type of wild bird that lead humans to find honey. They also get something in return because these birds like to eat beeswax!

Read the article below to learn more. In the meantime, I will ask my friend Miss Feathers if she has such honey-finding skills also...

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/21/486471339/how-wild-birds-team-up-with-humans-to-guide-them-to-honey

Treasure Chest

Thus began the virgin voyage of the HONEY RAIDER...

After a long and exciting journey, we arrived on Treasure Island.  My pirate crew and I finally found the buried treasure chest!

We dug it out of the sand and then opened it carefully...

Inside was... *gasp*...

...HONEY!  (What did you expect?)

ARRR!!

HONEY HORROR

I went to the supermarket today and saw something truly devastating and tragic.

On a shelf in the honey aisle was a bottle of "Bee Free Honee."  Look, they cannot even spell "honey" correctly.  The label said this honey was made from apples and there were no bees involved

I looked at the label on the back of the bottle.  It said, "CONTAINS NO REAL HONEY."

I am in absolute shock right now.  I need to have a spoonful of real honey.  Beware of fake honey!

Suitcase

As you know, I recently received a timeout in the corner because of tagging along unbeknownst to my mom during a trip to Iowa.  But she seemed to have a change in heart recently because today she gave me my beary own suitcase.

She even personalized it and painted a letter "a" on it.  "A" for Ajdin (that's me.)

It's the perfect size for me.

Now, what shall I put in my suitcase?  Ah, that's an easy question.  I will put some honey packets in it.

Alright, now I'm all set!  I wonder when and where my next trip will be?

Packing lunch

Since my mom is so good about giving me lots of snacks, I thought I would do something nice for her and make her lunch for her workday tomorrow.  I can also blog about it while I do it, so I guess you can say I am multitasking.  Let's get started.

This is her lunchbag.  Wow, it's as big as I am.  We both share a love of food.

Okay, so first, we need a loaf of bread.

This is a loaf of wheat bread.  Bread makes for a comfortable pillow.

I am going to make her a beary DELICIOUS sandwich - a HONEY sandwich.  Oh YUM!  This will be SO tasty!  I'm sure she is going to LOVE it beary much.  I'll make sure to put LOTS of honey on the bread.  HONEY will be oooozing out EVERYWHERE.

"Umm, Ajdin," Uncle Tibbs said as he was walking by, "that's beary thoughtful of you to make lunch for your mom tomorrow.  But... I'm not sure if she would like a honey sandwich for lunch."

"What?" I asked.  I stared at him in disbelief.  "What do you mean she would not enjoy a delicious honey sandwich?"

Uncle Tibbs scratched his head.  "Ajdin, see... I think only bears like honey sandwiches.  How about you make her something else, like a turkey sandwich?"  I thought for a moment, then reluctantly agreed.  I guess that means there would be more honey for me later.

"But I'll take that honey sandwich, please," Uncle Tibbs said.  He munched on several bites as he walked away.

So instead of honey, I spread mayonnaise on the bread slices.

And then I put cheese and turkey on the bread.  A honey sandwich would still be better, in my opinion.

And threw in some lettuce.

Then I cut the sandwich diagonally into triangles.

Now for the snacks!  This is one of my favorite snacks.  I know my mom likes these too - Goldfish!

 I'll just help myself to a few bites while I'm at it.

I packed her several snacks.  Pretzels, hummus, peanuts, an apple, a granola bar, and a banana.  Wow, that's a lot of snacks.  She likes to eat, just like me.

And for dessert, I'm going to give her a honey packet.

I pack the lunchbag with all the goodies inside.

 And I put in a napkin...

I zip the lunchbag closed...

...and it is ready to go!

Mmmm... I am hungry now.  I think I'll go make myself a honey sandwich.