otel

Around a third of the food we eat is

bee h estimated to be dependent on insect and

bee pollination - they are vital to our

design brief ecosystem   

By providing food and water in your

garden, you can encourage native to build your hotel you
will need:
bees to visit. By making them a hotel,
you can encourage them to stay!

STEP 1 
lets build!  A weather proof house ( milk carton/ large
water bottle/ glass jar/ large tin can)
carefully use your scissors to make sure any scraps or flaps are cut off  Nesting tubes/ jumbo paper straws to fill the
your waterproof housing. bee housing
STEP 2 Cable ties or rope
Sit the housing so the bottom is on the table  Scissors
The bottom must be sealed Shrubs and mud
If the top is not open already, evenly cut it open. 1 piece of white or coloured card
STEP 3 
Check your tubes are no longer than 13cm. If they are too long you can
use your scissors to cut them. Pack it tightly into the housing so nothing
moves. checklist for the garden 
STEP 4 
Collect your finished laminated design from art. Make any finishing Your hotel must be waterproof!

touches. Position your hotel between the north and east in

STEP 5 the school garden (check with your teacher).

Wrap and tape your laminated design to your casing Place in a sunny, semi shaded position.

Fill in any gaps with your shrubs and mud. Place the hotel 1 metre above the ground.

STEP 6 Don't forget to provide lots of food and water for

In the Garden: your bees - keep an on the eye on the flowers

Follow the checklist school garden! The flowers are food for the bees.

Ask your teacher to help with a cable tie or rope if you need to tie down
your bee hotel.

 year 4 curriculum links

Science
(ACSSU073)
(ACSHE062)
Technologies
(ACTDEK013)

 how do
we check?
In the following weeks try to answer the questions:

- Did I see bee activity outside of the hotel?

- Did i see bee activity in the school garden?
- Are there filled tubes in the bee house?