Books, Paintings and Illustrations
Bees, Horses, Birds, British Wildlife & Countryside animals
Honey Bee Year
Find out more about honey bees and discover some challenges experienced by Izzie Lizzie and other bees over the year.
1.1
The Incredible Foraging Map
When Izzie Lizzie is flying around the countryside, she knows precisely where she is going...
1.2
Snowed Under
It seems like the honey bees are hibernating for winter, but they are vibrating their wings and huddling together to keep warm ...
2.1
Protecting the Hive
It isn't only the weather that threatens Izzie's hive over winter. Hungry birds, such as the green woodpecker, will attack her hive to get to the food inside...
2.2
First Flight Cleansing Relief
The honey bees don’t go out one-by-one but they do go out in a somewhat orderly race!
3.1
Daffodils, the First Signs of Spring
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead." – A A Milne
4.1
Water Damage from Spring Rain
April rain from a storm have left the apiary at risk of water damage...