Eco Project

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity.

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries. We all depend on pollinators and it is, therefore, crucial to monitor their decline and halt the loss of biodiversity.

To help you learn more about bees, think critically about bees and biodiversity, and catalyse change, here are 3 creative ways you could celebrate bees this World Bee Day (or any day).

Create a ‘pot of joy’ for your neighbourhood or garden

Pots of Joy is a craftivism project that you can complete over several weeks. Just like social change doesn’t happen overnight, neither will this project. There are several overlapping stages to this craftivism project; painting your pot of joy, planting the seeds, nourishing your seedlings, transplanting your plant to your pot, and displaying it. By choosing to plant native flowers in your pot of joy, you’ll attract bees and other pollinators to your garden or community!

Spend some time doing a conscious colouring page

Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala, and it can induce the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. Spend some time relaxing and contemplating your role as a changemaker, and what you can do to help bees while doing out Save The Bees colouring in (you can download it below).

Spread some seed bombs

Seed bombs or seed balls are lumps of mud packed with wildflower seeds, clay and a little bit of compost and water. You can throw the bombs around gardens in your community, or your own yard, and they will bloom into native plants, attracting bees and other pollinators!