Bee pollination accounts for around ONE THIRD of the world’s crop production, this includes foods and beverages that we consume. However, due to factors like habitat loss and alteration and the deadly Varroa Destructor Mite, bee populations around the world are collapsing.

  

I’ve designed a collection of artworks to celebrate the friendly, hard-working honeybee and to promote awareness around the issue, before we have an irreversible problem on our hands. The BEE project is about showing people that by making relatively small and simple efforts we can, as a community, have a meaningful and positive impact. My hope is that these drawings and prints will find their way into your art collections and become part of ongoing conversations about how to look after our bees.


 

I’ve developed an online gallery to display the collection of original artworks and prints. In addition, this website provides some simple tips and also acts as a gateway to relevant resources.

You can explore the BEE Project website via the link below:

mikerowland.com.au/beeproject.html

This will be an ongoing online presence and commitment. A portion of all sales for the ongoing project will be passed on to The Xerces Society, a nonprofit organisation that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Their research has a great impact on the longevity and effectiveness of pollinators worldwide.

http://www.xerces.org       +        http://www.xerces.org/bringbackthepollinators

Thanks for taking the time to read about the project.. This one's for the BEES, our friendly local environmental warriors, so please share this around get as many people in the know as possible, have a great day!!

Mike

Wow, thanks so much for all the support for the project over the last month. It has been a truly humbling experience seeing how many of you have shared and backed the BEE Project, I very much appreciate it, and I'm sure the BEES do to!!

However, there are still many great rewards on offer, and the more funding raised = more support for the bees :) Let's keep the party going,

Thanks!!!