Hello gardeners! Today Gardener Kelsey is buzzing with excitement because she is going to show us how to create a DIY Watering Station For Bees in her brand new video! š
Scroll down to watch Gardener Kelsey's new video & scroll all the way down to collect your Gardening Tool Badge for this activity!
Creating a bee watering station with your kids or students can be a fun and educational activity with numerousĀ social and emotional learning (SEL)Ā benefits. Not only does it provide a hands-on learning experience about the importance of bees in our ecosystem, but it also helps promote environmental awareness and conservation efforts. š
All you need to make your own bee watering station is a terracotta pot with drainage holes and a saucer, gravel or rocks and paint!
By setting up a bee watering station, you are not only providing a vital resource for these important pollinators but also creating a safe space for them to thrive. This activity can spark curiosity in gardeners of all agesĀ about the natural world around them and encourage them to take an active role in protecting the environment. Additionally, it can be a great way to foster creativity and teamwork as you work together to design and maintain the watering station. Creating a bee watering station is a wonderful way to instill a sense of responsibility and stewardship for the environment in ourĀ next generation. š
š Buzz Worthy & Fun Facts About Bees š
Bees have five eyes, two large compound eyes and three smaller simple eyes.
A single honey bee can visit up to 5,000 flowers in a day.
Bees communicate with each other by dancing.
Bees are the only insects in the world that make food that people can eat.
The buzzing sound that bees make is the sound of their wings flapping.
Hey gardeners, did you make your own Watering Station For Bees? If so, congratulations, you can collect the 'Ā Bee Watering Station' Gardening Tool Badge'!
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