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Draw, Paint or Photograph a pollinating insect, e.g., Bees, Butterflies, Wasps, Flies, etc.  Take a good clear photo of your Artwork

To enter from HOME, email your photo, first name and age, plus parent’s name and contact details by Friday 31st March to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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To enter from SCHOOL Email child’s photo, first name and age plus teacher contact name and school by Friday 31st March to:- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The competition will be judged in two categories 5 -11 and 12 –18 by 2 judges – a local nature artist plus a member of MCA committee. Winners to be contacted.

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Why Bees and pollinators?  

Did you know …..    

That there are over 270 bee species in Britain! Some like the Bumble Bee you may recognise but others can be tiny or, look like wasps!

Many bees live in or on the ground, others choose holes in walls or specially built hives. Lots of insects can be pollinators with Honey Bees as the most important crop pollinator.  Bees are amazing and can communicate with each other to show where the good flowers are. 

Pollinators help fruit and vegetables to grow.  If they disappeared we would go hungry. Bees and pollinators die if they visit flowers or plants that have been sprayed with poisonous Insecticides.

This and climate change means that there are fewer and fewer bees about.     Our pollinators are clever, precious creatures.   We need to keep them safe by planting the flowers they love to visit and never using insecticides on our plants in the garden.

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For more photos and information try www.buglife.org.uk the library or:-

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/savingbees

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/insect-pollination.html