Solitary Bee Art Contest Winners | Friends of the Dunes

Thank you to all that participated in the Solitary Bee Art Contest! We had a blast looking at all the submissions, and continue to be impressed with the amount of time and creativity that went into the artwork.

To claim prizes for 1st and 2nd place, please follow the instructions sent to the email you provided when submitting your artwork.

Pre K - Kindergarten Winners

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"Anthidium palliventre only live on sand dunes and their long hairs allow them to dig in sand."

"This is a Silver Bee flying to a figwort flower. Silver Bees like figwort flowers. They dig and they lay only one egg."

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1st - 3rd Grade Winners

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"This blue orchard bee is shy."

"Lasioglossum pavonotum is polylectic. This means it collects pollen from a variety of unrelated plants."

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4th-6th Grade Winners

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"Lassioglossum pavonatum nest in walls of sand."

"Solitary bees do not live in colonies, produce honey, or have a queen."

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Adult Winners

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"Solitary Bees have no colony or hive and no stored resources. They live in nests made by the female. The bee pictured is a wool carder bee. The female of this species gathers beach buckwheat hair to make her nest."

"Magachile wheeleri

Asteraceae"

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Thank you to all that participated in the Solitary Bee Art Contest! We had a blast looking at all the submissions, and continue to be impressed with the amount of time and creativity that went into the artwork.

To claim prizes for 1st and 2nd place, please follow the instructions sent to the email you provided when submitting your artwork.

Pre K - Kindergarten Winners

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2nd Place: Sondre Ennis TK

1st Place: Avery Skehen TK

1st - 3rd Grade Winners

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2nd Place: Phoebe Rogers 2nd grade

1st Place: Ayla Dunn 2nd Grade

4th-6th Grade Winners

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2nd Place: Jadyn Dunn 4th Grade

First Place: Belysia Sanchez 6th Grade

Adult Winners

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2nd Place: Mary Ellen Stuart Age 69

1st Place: Veronica Pedraza Age 24

Honorary Mentions

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