This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Animal Care.
In this Badge Bit you will be grow a large three season nectar harvest for
honey bees!
Here are some related articles:
-
Plants for Year Round Bee Forage
-
Bee Friendly Plants for Every Season
-
Honey Bee Plants and Forage
-
Flowers for Bees
-
Bee Friendly: A Planting Guide for Honey Bees
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- pics and description of planting
- pics of thousands of blooms at 2 points in each season (six pics total)
- at least two dozen species
- species must be ones that attract honeybees
- Minimum of 1/4 acre, can be divided among multiple locations
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 mins):
- post a list of the 24 (or more) species of flowering plants you are planting and mention when they bloom (must be plants honeybees like)
- show planting of obviously hundreds or thousands of seeds
- at least two or more pictures of thousands of flowers blooming in each season (spring, summer, fall) (six total pics)
- demonstrate that area of three season honeybee nectar harvest is obviously more than 1/4 of an acre