Are you concerned about the decline of bees?
Use engineering to save them
by building a bee house with new or recycled materials!
You could win one of three $500 scholarships.
HOW TO ENTER
Build your bee house
according to the construction criteria.
Take a photo of your house.
Fill out the entry form online
(in French only)
CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA FOR YOUR BEE HOUSE
Choose new or recycled materials like:
cardboard rolls,
bamboo tubes,
plastic pipes,
wood planks.
Let your imagination run wild!
You must respect the following criteria :
The channels must be at least 12 cm long (15 cm maximum).
Rain and water must never be able to get inside the channels.
The exterior of the bee house must be waterproof and watertight.
One end of the channels must be completely sealed with clay.
NOW YOU NEED TO CHOOSE WHERE YOU’LL PUT THE BEE HOUSE!
Choose a sunny spot where the bee house will not be exposed to strong winds.
The bee house should face southeast preferably.
The bee house should be located at least one metre above the ground.
Its channels and openings must be situated horizontally wherever you put the house.
Bee houses mounted on buildings are often more successful than those mounted at the end of a pole.
Look for a strip of plants of different species and put the house near to it. IMPORTANT: Insecticides should not be used on these plants.
If insects have chosen to live in your bee house, dormant larvae will be in the house over the winter. It is difficult to differentiate bee larvae from other insect larvae. Observe what is flying around the bee house in the spring. If it is not bees or bumble bees, you will need to build a new bee house, which will be the perfect opportunity to review the materials you use to attract pollinators!
PRIZES
Enter for a chance to win one of three $500 scholarships graciously contributed by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec Foundation. The three prize winners will be selected by random draw.
WHO CAN ENTER?
Students aged 12 to 18 who attend an educational institution.
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