In the summer holidays, a friend and I spent a day at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I'd been wanting to visit for a while and I wasn't disappointed.
These few posts aim to give you a flavour of just some of what was on offer.
My favourite part was probably the Bee Library.
My favourite part was probably the Bee Library.
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Dotted along the woodland path which followed the long arm of the lake, was a library of 24 solitary bee homes.
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Created by Alec Finlay, each bee related book had been read and then transformed into a bee house.
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Each book is marked by a yellow plaque on a post to close to where the bee house is hung and the whole project is part of a larger one to collect over 100 such bee home books spread across five locations; a global bee library.
Some were easier to spot than others, but we managed to locate all 24 homes :)
What a great project. I love Bees.
ReplyDeleteEvery year but last year I have had a lot of bees on my property. They love all the rosemary bushes I have and I am replanting some bushes in the back to see if would help them come back. There is a bee problem/shortage in the US right now.
cheers, parsnip
Being a weirdo who loves bees, this one really hits home. Those bee books are terrific.
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