I was really excited to be a part of the recent NZ Gardener Plan Bee campaign, that aimed to encourage bee friendly gardens and included a packet of wildflower seeds of plants that provide a good source of nectar for bees.
I illustrated the stories that supported the campaign in the magazine including a calendar for planting and the seed packet with images of bees and wildflowers. The brief was bright and colourful and reminiscent of old-style Edwardian and Victorian seed packets
Feedback has been great, and its just nice to be involved in any way with supporting and promoting the protection of our pollinating insects.
Its appropriate that in my own garden the spring blossoms have been providing a great source of nectar and pollen for bees and insects. Experimenting with my newly acquired macro lens shows off the beauty of these amazing sources of sustenance for invertebrates.
A spring onion flower head.
Calendula officinalis
Geranimum 'Rozanne'
and the first plum blossoms.
Here are some of the illustrations for the campaign.
