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A Changing Landscape for Foraging Honey Bee

Project type

Illustrations by Claire Murthy.

Date

January 2023.

A bee landscape map.

Capturing the changing landscapes to be navigated by our bee for the story - the different weather, changes to the flowers available to her and other things that will be taken into account, plus some references/ideas for inspiration...

An ink sketch of a map of the local countryside featured in a children's book about a honey bee.

Draft sketch of map of the local countryside

An illustrated map of local countryside where honey bees find their flowers for pollen and nectar.

Draft sketch of countryside map with colour

Beehive in the snow. In the January illustration the landscape is cold. Snow covers the countryside and robin perches on the post. There's not much to eat during this time, few winter flowers available. The bees are huddled together in their hive, which is covered in snow.

A beehive covered in snow on a landscape map of countryside, illustration for a children's book about a honey bee.

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