Bees Needs Week

Bees Needs Week 2020 13-19 July 


The BBKA will be sharing our favourite beekeeping moments on our social media: sharing our members photos of their beekeeping under lockdown and our most popular stories from the last 12 months. Follow us on social media 


What is Bees Needs Week?

Bees' Needs Week is an annual event coordinated by Defra, working alongside charities, businesses, conservation groups and academic institutions to raise awareness of bees and other pollinators, This year due to Covid19 it'll be an  online event by sharing stories and videos through social media. So there won’t be a pop-up shop in Carnaby this year given the restrictions.

• Raising awareness of bees and other pollinators
• Bees’ and other pollinators aee vital for  growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens

Project Bees in Schools https://www.bbka.org.uk/project-bees-in-schools Planning Guideline documents for keeping bees at School

Managing your apiary, time commitment

Schools' beekeeping management plan

Model rules for the Apiary

Model risk assessment

Schools then they have access to https://www.beesinthecurriculum.com/ which has a range of educational materials for use in the classroom.

The Junior Beekeeping Certificate in 2019 was taken by 37 children, with 22 the previous year.

Schools projects include the Heron Hill and Ashbrow School. These schools have continued during lockdown and share and support their social media.

Resources from other organisations

National Insect Week – Links to loads of learning resources

The Bee Cause- a pack for Educators (Friends of the Earth)

Plants for Pollinators- Teaching Resources Countryside Classroom

STEM Pollination Resources

BBC- Science KS1 / KS2: What is pollination and how does it work?

 

• Wildlife gardening ideas:
• Buglife - fun gardening activities
• Wildlife Trusts - pollinator-friendly plants
• RHS - plants for pollinators
• Friends of the Earth - gardening for bees

 

Kew

• School Resources
• KS2 Pollination
• Learning at Home

Grow Wild- Pollinator Resources

Campaign for School Gardening website -
https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Find-a-resource?so=0&pi=10&ps=10&f=2,8:&page=2
The pollinating insects spotter guide is quite nice -
https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Spotter-Guide/Pollinating-Insects-Spotter-Guide, together with the  easy annuals list here https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/Plants-for-pollinators-guide-to-plants.
Or for info on flowers and pollinators see https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/Plant-pollination-and-reproduction

Learning through landscapes

• NEW RESOURCE -this is a week of family activities that parents can do at home all about pollinators. https://www.ltl.org.uk/resources/week-14-home-learning-early-years-to-upper-primary-copy/
• Resources for schools

 

Mission Invertebrate- Royal Parks

• digital resources about pollinators - some family activity sheets, and a set of resources about planting for pollinators made for National Gardening Week. https://www.royalparks.org.uk/get-involved/mission-invertebrate/resources/learn-online-mi

Buglife

• https://www.buglife.org.uk/get-involved/children-and-schools/b-lines-school-pack/
• Sustainable Learning – Pollinator Resources (Buglife)

Bumblebee Conservation Trust 

-Children's fun and learning activities

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13 June 2019 

Bees’ Needs Week is a week long campaign from 8-14 July 2019 to help raise awareness of bees and other pollinators. 

During Bees’ Needs Week, London’s world-famous shopping destination is renamed ‘Carnabee Street’ and transformed into a hive of activity. 

The iconic Carnaby Street arch has been given a bee-themed makeover and a popup ‘Hive’ will open at 3 Newburgh Street from 8-14 July, with a host of educational and fun games, installations and talks.

This will include: 

More information is available at: https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bees-needs/and on twitter using #BeesNeeds

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