Creating a bee watering station is an easy and educational garden project for kids. Not only does it help our most important pollinators stay hydrated it’s also a wonderful opportunity to teach kids about why bees are so vital to our ecosystem.
I am always on the hunt for easy garden projects for kids especially at this time of year. I love gardening and love having my kids come out with me.
This DIY bee watering station is such a fabulous idea. Not only do you get to create a lovely addition to your garden but you also get to help bees! Talk about a win-win!
Do Bees Drink Water?
Yes, bees do need to drink water. Just like all living creatures, bees require water to survive.
They drink water to stay hydrated, but they also collect it for their hive. Bees use water to help regulate the temperature inside the hive, especially on hot days, by spreading water droplets and fanning their wings to create a cooling effect.
Additionally, water is mixed with pollen to feed the larvae and is used in the process of making honey. Providing a clean water source can help support the health and productivity of bee colonies, making it easier for them to continue their crucial role in pollinating plants.
Where to put your Bee Watering Station?
Planting bee-friendly plants near you bee watering station is a great way to support our pollinators and create a vibrant, thriving garden. Here are some bee-friendly plants that are perfect for attracting and nourishing bees:
- Lavender: Its fragrant purple flowers are a favorite among bees and it blooms for a long time.
- Sunflowers: These bright, towering plants provide both nectar and pollen for bees.
- Bee Balm (Monarda): With its vibrant, spiky flowers, bee balm is a magnet for bees.
- Coneflowers (Echinacea): These hardy perennials with large, daisy-like flowers are loved by bees.
- Thyme: This aromatic herb produces small flowers that attract bees and other pollinators.
- Catmint (Nepeta): This plant has long-lasting flowers and a pleasant fragrance that attracts bees.
- Salvia: With its tall spikes of flowers, salvia provides a rich source of nectar for bees.
Planting a variety of these bee-friendly plants can help provide bees with a steady source of food throughout the growing season. Plus, they’ll make your garden beautiful and buzzing with life!
Looking for other ways to help bees or maybe just craft bees? Check out these other fun ideas!
Make A Bee Hotel with Kids
The Best Bee Crafts for Kids
Bumblebee Sensory Bin
Materials Needed for Bee Watering Station
- Clay Saucer or a shallow tray (the bottom part that catching the water under your planters)
- Stones or pebbles
- Colorful flat gem stones
- Sticks or twigs
- Clean water
How to Make a Bee Watering Station
- Start by grabbing your clay saucer or shallow tray and filling it with some small rocks or pebbles.
- Next add some colorful flat gem stones. The more color you add the more it will attract the bees.
- Add some twigs and flowers. You want to have lots of surface areas for the bees to land and sit safely on while drinking the water.
- Add water. Do not fill the tray up to the top, you want the tops of the rocks and gems and sticks to be just above the surface of the water so that bees have a safe place to land and drink.
- Find a level spot in your garden near bee loving flowers and place your bee watering station there. Remember to check on your bee watering station to make sure there is water in it especially on hot summer days.
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
