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As part of Grade 4 Science, we usually look at Plant Growth. One important thing for plants to grow and produce seeds is bees, as they help to spread pollen between flowers. We paired up with a study called Bees@School, where we were going to set up a solitary bee nest and observe changes to the food and habitat of solitary bees in our school ground. Instead, I have set this bee nest up in my backyard and wanted to share with you the process!
With the nesting area facing south, our bee nest is 8ft off the ground and positioned near a compost and garden. We will look at changes to food and habitat for bees in this area.
You can do this in your own backyard as well! I wonder if you can spot and good nesting places for your own solitary bees?
What makes a good nesting spot for solitary bees?
What makes a good nesting spot for solitary bees?
Check out this site to find out!
What is a solitary bee?
What is a solitary bee?
Solitary bees are also called above ground cavity nesting solitary bees. We often think of bee hives when we think of bees, but in fact 95% of bees are solitary!
In the wild they might nest in old, empty plant stems, or holes in wooden structures, like the leaf cutting bee here.
Interested in studying the bees at your own home?
Interested in studying the bees at your own home?
BeesatSchools_ActivityStudents_EN.pdfActivity: Being the Bee
bee_cards_print.pdfBee Observation Cards
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