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Our bees and pollinators are in trouble.  You can help by planting a container with bee-friendly plants to attract pollinating insects to your outside space. 
By participating in this activity you will learn how to identify the best location for your planter and the types of flowers that attract bees and other pollinating insects. 
You will use your creativity to select a container to plant up and  document the results by photographing and idenifying the insects and flowers that you see

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Location, location, location

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1 hour

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Blooming Gorgeous

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In this activity you will learn what makes a flower attractive to a bee and how to choose the best flowers to sow in your bee-friendly container.

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In this activity you will learn what makes a flower attractive to a bee and how to choose the best flowers to sow in your bee-friendly container.

Tasks

Task no.1

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Task 1 - Do some research on the most suitable types of flowers for attracting bees and pollinators.  You may wish to visit a website such as https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators for ideas. 
Task 2 - Find the information needed to answer the following questions. What features in a flower would make it appealing to a bee? Do different types of bee prefer different flowers and if so why might that be the case? How much light will your flower need?

Growing up

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Hero record

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Skills

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#planting area preparing for planting

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#identify research topics

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#preparing planting area for planting

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#growing of plants

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#insect studies

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#plant growing

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#photography

Activities: 4

Started: 3

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 2 hours 30 minutes

Organisers

Urban Organic

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