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Making native bee motels
Preparation
- plaster of Paris
- paper straws
- PVC pipe
- small round containers
- Ask the students if they have heard of 'Sugar Bag Honey'? Do they know what it is? Show the students this youtube clip of The Bush Tucker Man in search of Sugar bag.
- Show the students these images of Australian native bees. Do the students have any prior knowledge about Australian Native Bees?
2. Ask the students - How are these bees different to the honey bees we see in our gardens and the bees that make our honey?
3. Let the students view this youtube clip about Australian Native Bees. Native bees DO NOT sting.
3. Let the students view this youtube clip about Australian Native Bees. Native bees DO NOT sting.
4. Tell the students that they are going to work in teams to construct our own Native Bee Motels to set up in the school bushland to see if we can encourage native bees to make a habitat there.