Teaching ScienceIdeas and help for trainee Science teachers

The collapse of honeybee colonies has been widely reported, but in fact most of the UK’s 250 bee species appear to be in decline.

This loss of bees has serious consequences for crop pollination, so Bee Part Of It will be helping all of our bees by creating 40,000 new bee-friendly wildflower rich spaces.

From 17 May, with help from the National Trust, local BBC radio stations are adopting a local bee hive in their area and following the plight of a new colony of our favourite pollen collectors over their busiest months

This would be a great idea for a class or school project. You could make a bumblebee home, or grow a bumblebee friendly garden area.

The BBC website has some other interesting ideas for things your pupils can do to help wildlife in your school environment : http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/things_to_do/