A post for National Honey Bee Day that was on August 15!
This is my Spring Honey Bee inspired by https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/ articles on Planting a bee Garden and Grassroots Gardening: 21 Flowers that Attract Bees (links below). There are so many different domesticated sub varieties of honey bees with their own origins and characteristics. With my Spring Honey Bee, I have only scratched the surface by just focusing on Spring blooming flowers. Spring blooming flowers found in my design to consider adding to your garden are Borage, Calendula, Crocus, Hyacinth, Pansy, Pussy Willow, Siberian Squill, and Wild Lilacs (my drawing is a close up picture of the flower). When creating a bee garden, the bee conservation's articles encourage planting flowers that bloom during different seasons for continuous sources of food for bees. You can also create a Bee Bath by putting fresh water in a shallow container with rocks and sticks for the bees to land on. If you are interested in making your own bee friendly garden, check out their articles: Planting a bee Garden: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/plant-a-bee-garden/ Grassroots Gardening: 21 Flowers that Attract Bees: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2017/03/27/21-flowers-that-attract-bees/ Build a Bee Friendly Garden: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2015/08/29/build-a-bee-friendly-garden/
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I'm just a doodling artist. My current style started in a lecture class at MCLA where I began doodling in my notebooks. Now I've started a new series focusing on animals. Archives
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