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New Home for the CGS Bees The sight of their fuzzy yellow and black bodies buzzing around a picnic table is enough to make even the most stalwart person jump and scurry away. Most people will unhesitatingly lament their displeasure with bees and the possibility of being stung, but these tiny, buzzing creatures carry the weight of the world on their backs.

The Towards2050 group recently endeavoured to increase the number of bees within and around the school. To much delight of the students and staff a beehive was installed on Friday 7 February. We are yet to complete a consensus on how many bees have been sighted but anecdotally the numbers have increased around flowering plants and produce. Having a beehive on the school grounds is just one of many steps the group would like to take to increase the biodiversity within the school. We will be using the wax to make beeswax wraps, increasing awareness and wakefulness, cultivating more flowering and native plants around the school and in the near future having garden beds spread throughout the school that have produce and vegetables that are pollinated by the bees.

Ms Katrina Massey Towards2050 Coordinator