Our beautiful Bee Box was designed by Petra Schmidt and created by craftsman Dante Villa. The box is packed with honey jars, each filled not with honey but by something – a foodstuff or product – that we would not have without the work of honeybees. The lid of every jar contains pollen – a …
Category archives: Art Commission
Oxford Railway Station, Oxfordshire
We worked with GWR to commission this 12m-long mural to brighten up a shipping container positioned in the long-stay car park at Oxford Railway Station. The Oxford Graffiti Crew celebrated the university city and its many wildlife habitat projects, including the installation of bee-friendly planters across the railway station.
Gordon Hill Railway Station, London
At Gordon Hill Railway Station, we ran a project to engage both school children and the travelling public in looking for and identifying the fauna and flora that can be seen at the station, by encouraging observation, and recording what it seen. We worked with Key Stage 2 students at One Degree Academy who got to …
The Bee Friendly Skep Project
Where heritage craft meets modern art as a launchpad for new conversations around the importance of creating habitats for bees, pollinators and all wildlife. What is a skep? A skep is a basket. A bee skep is a basket for bees – so a traditional form of beehive. They are typically made from wicker or …
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A communal artwork created by the people of Walton-on-the-Naze and installed as part of a planter project at the station. Poems and pyrographics were made by Tendring Writers Group, run by Faye Raithe, Shorefields School, Clacton Coastal Academy, and The Colchester Refugee, Asylum Seekers and Migrants Network (RAMA), through workshops hosted by Eleanor Brown at …
Leyton Underground Station, London
In 2024, we commissioned artist Niamh Walshe McBride to create these pollinator stained glass window panes for the waiting area at Leyton Underground Station, where we also have a bee-friendly wildlife garden.
Beehives in Winter
We commissioned Somerset-based printmaker Hayley Cove to create an atmospheric card that could be used for sending Christmas greetings and more. Her design, Beehives in Winter, stole our hearts so much that we had to have it made into a limited edition print. Available to buy in the BFT shop, the Beehives in Winter greetings …
Look After the Forest
Look after the forest and the forest will look after you – those are the wise words illustrated by BFT team member Lesley Hipple on the wall of the Bee Friendly Trust wildlife garden and apiary at Coram’s Fields in London.
Her Majesty
This striking, wood-carved Queen Bee was created by Suraiya K Tuku of Citywood in East London for the Wrabness Station Wildlife Garden in Essex. A fitting tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Wildflower Seed Packets
We wanted our wildflower seed mix packets to be a little bit different. Which is why we commissioned Esther Kirkpatrick to create this captivating design that showcases Mother Earth scattering wildflower seeds within a meadow that is alive with bees and pollinators. Available to purchase from the Bee Friendly Trust shop; all profits go direct …
