Save the bees: Schools across the country to create their own bee-friendly gardens
Maisie McLeod and Cooper Jones launch the Save The Bees Campaign (Pic Leon Farrell / Photocall Irelands)
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has today launched the Save The Bees Campaign for schools across the country.
All 3,241 primary schools in Ireland will be sent a Save the Bees Pollinator Pack so that they can create their own bee-friendly garden.
It contains guidebooks, posters and bookmarks in addition to a pollinator-friendly garden kit with flower seeds and a garden sign. All elements of the Save the Bees Pollinator pack have been sustainably sourced and are recyclable.
The Save the Bees Pollinator pack will create over 3,000 refueling spots for busy bees in schools across the country.
Minister Humphreys said: “Protecting our pollinators helps in turn to protect our planet which is why I am thrilled to launch the SuperValu Save the Bees campaign. Educating our children and communities about the importance of pollinators is vitally important and I look forward to seeing bee-friendly school gardens pop up across the country in the coming weeks and months.”
The campaign will help to educate people on the very real and current threat facing Ireland’s bees. As it stands, nearly one-third of Irish bees are in danger of becoming extinct.
The Save The Bees Campaign is launched in partnership with the All-Ireland Pollinator plan and SuperValu TidyTowns.
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