Induction Week 2014: Episode 1 – The Place to Bee
18th September 2014
Tuesday’s Induction Week project was an engaging and creative collaboration between our new first and Conversion year students in Landscape Architecture and Biology, Animal Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science. Their task: to create ‘bee hotels’ from a pile of household recycling including bits of timber, bamboo canes, plastic bottles and drinking straws. Adam Hart’s introduction briefly explored the lack of in-depth knowledge concerning the 225 species of solitary bees living in the UK and the importance of learning more about these vital, but frequently overlooked, pollinators.
75 students in total created inspiring structures, bursting with colour and texture, knots, crude (and sometimes quite refined) carpentry techniques, and decorative finishes. The hotels have been located in a wide variety of habitats throughout FCH campus landscape and will be monitored over the next year to see what species use them.
