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| Do you want to Bee Scene? We’re asking schools and youth groups across England to help us plant a virtual meadow. We need you to visit your local natural space between April and August 2010 and let us know which of the fifteen Bee Scene wildflowers you can find. Enter your results here by planting a virtual flower on the map. | |
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| The Bee Scene surveying season is nearing its end. This year over 2000 children have been on expedition to find out whether their local area is good for bees or not. The majority of areas surveyed were at least good and our report, due out in October, will discuss these results in more detail. If you are interested in taking part in the survey next year please email Felicity giving your school or group name and the number of children you expect to do the survey with. Your name will be added to our mailing list and new materials will be sent to you in March 2011. |
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By Jo Mullett, April 30, 2010 @ 6:56 am
Sounds a great project – is it avaiable for schools and youth groups outside England? I am based in Wales and would love to promote the project. It is shame if not! Thanks Jo
By plantlife, May 13, 2010 @ 10:21 am
It is great that we have had two entries from Norfolk in the east of the country and interesting to notice that in both cases areas surveyed were regarded as not good for bees. This is in contrast to other areas in the country. Could one explanation be that the east side of the country is often colder than the west and we have been having a lot of cold winds from the north recently too. Perhaps many of the wildflowers that are starting to come into flower in areas like the south west are yet to appear in the east. Does anyone else have any other explanations?
By Ashton Forest School, May 28, 2010 @ 7:10 am
We have just taken a group of Year 1 and 2 children to complete the survey in two different areas of the village. The children were able to compare the wildflowers on a woodland and meadow site, and it was clearly apparent which would make a more favourable habitat for bees.
By rendcomb, June 16, 2010 @ 3:23 pm
Year 5 pupils spent an hour investigating our woodland and meadow area with great success. They found lots of wildflowers and many busy bees.The children certainly learnt a lot from the survey.
By Petersgate Infant School, June 21, 2010 @ 7:34 am
The Year 2 pupils carried out the survey last Tuesday during our Environment Week. We surveyed eight different areas of our school playing field and its margins, and wildlife areas. We did find lots of different wildflowers and identified three different types of bumblebee (red tailed, white tailed and (we think) common carder bee), we also noted the time of day and weather. It was quite a windy day and we too wondered whether the number of bees was affected by this as we seemed to observe more of them in the sheltered ares. We also noticed different types of bee in our school gardens but were unable to identfy them all. They covered the cotoneaster and it sounded as if they were watching the World Cup!
By Dawn Copeman, June 30, 2010 @ 7:22 am
I did the survey with my daughter and a friend’s daughter – both of whom are home-educated. They loved the education pack and had real fun finding the varieties of wild-flower in our communal gardens – which are more like a small park with several areas set aside for wildflowers. My daughter wondered why birds-foot trefoil wasn’t listed in the type of bee-friendly flowers as in our garden we noticed that this particular flower was very popular with bees.
By Rainow Primary School, June 30, 2010 @ 2:45 pm
Year 6 at Rainow Primary did the survery today and found plenty of wild flowers which are great for bees and pollinating insects in their wonderful school grounds. The children all enjoyed the survery and are proud that their scholl has taken part in this important national survery
By Discovery Quest Walking Project, July 1, 2010 @ 7:17 am
We surveyed a field at Tuttington in East Anglia and found at least 11 out of the fifteen Bee Scene Flowers and also quite a range of other flowers too, showing that there are still areas in East Anglia that can provide good habitat for bees. There were also lots of bees evident on the site and a bees nest in a roundhouse on the field!
By st. marys primary school gardening club Beverley, July 7, 2010 @ 9:33 am
We did our survey with menbers of the gardening club from KS2.
We found plenty of wild flowers around the school field and wild area and we have planted some more wild flower seeds near the vegetable garden.We all enjoyed taking part in the Bee scene survey.We are now enjoying making bee houses.we have also planted wild flowers in the school courtyard.This was a great activity.
Our next project is to plant our sunflowers out into the vegetable plot.
By Mrs E Thorne, July 21, 2010 @ 11:42 am
Year 2 at Newport C.E. Primary School on the Isle of Wight looked at the hedgerows surrounding the school, the field itself and the pond area. We found brambles, dog roses, red campion, red clover and white clover. As well as a few bees, we found damsel flies and dragon flies. A few days before, a swarm of honey bees from a hive crossed the playground, set up a temporary home in one of our boundary trees, before finding a new hive. A bee keeper came to explain the process.