Brownie Bug Badge

What is the Brownie Bug Badge?

The Brownie Bug badge is a badge lead by habitat and assisted by our troop. We lead younger Girl Scouts in activities meant to educate them about pollinators and the role they play in our ecosystem. Additionally, we planned and lead activities to teach about solitary bees. It was held at Habitat in the spring.

Activites at the Bug Badge:

During the Bug Badge we ran several activities. We started by talking about pollinators and the role they fill and key pollinators, such as honey bees, solitary bees (like sweat bees and mason bees), and butterflies. After that, we had them design and draw their own pollinators and talk about their adaptations, food sources and habitat. Next, we made simple solitary bee houses out of reeds and plastic water bottles. Then, we taught them a song which was wrote by a few of our troop members.

The Bee Song

I'm pollinating all the plants and trees

Won’t the humans be so proud of me

I’m pollinating all the plants and trees

Look, they’re growing!

1/3 our food is grown by me

Won’t the humans be so proud of me

1/3 our food is grown by me

Look they’re eating!

Now the humans are happy

And it’s all because of me

Now the humans are happy

Bye, I’m a busy bee!

After that, we normally had a little extra time, which we spent playing a game about the life stages of a butterfly. Or we gave out a coloring page of a bee.

(insert coloring page)

How does this relate to the Silver Award?

The badge was held to educate Brownies about our silver award project. The main subject we talked about was solitary bees and the importance of pollinators. We did our project to try and combat colony collapse by educating our community and helping make Arlington more pollinator friendly. The badge was part of the education and outreach part of the Silver Award Project.

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