TASK: Unleash your creativity while raising awareness about the importance of bees and environmental conservation. This challenge invites you to express your love for bees and nature through various tasks (you may choose to do just one or both):
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Bee-Inspired Artwork: Let your imagination take flight! Create artwork inspired by bees and their vital role in the ecosystem. Paint, draw, OR design a digital poster that expresses your love for bees and nature while highlighting the vital role bees play in our ecosystem.
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Bee-Inspired Poem: Compose a poem celebrating the beauty and importance of bees. Use your creativity and literary skills to share a lovely poem with everyone about bees. Explore metaphors, vivid imagery, and rhythm in your poems. The buzzing of bees, the dance of pollination, or the intricate patterns of honeycombs are just a few areas where inspiration can be drawn!
📸 How to Participate:
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Create your bee-inspired art or poem.
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Submit your creation:
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For Bee-Inspired Artwork: Take a photo or video of your completed creation and submit via the Eco-Submission section of the WePlanet App. If you created a digital poster, simply download it as a .jpeg or.png and upload it in the Photo section of the WePlanet App
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For Bee-Inspired Poem: Submit just text via the Eco-Submission section of the app, or you may choose to upload an image of your poem.
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For each Eco-Submission in the text field, the following information should be included:
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Full Name
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How long did it take to create your art or poem?
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If it is an artwork, What did you use to create your art, and what inspired your creation?
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If it is a poem, what inspired your poem?
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All submissions will be featured in the Eco-Warriors section of the WePlanet app.
* All submissions must be the original work of the participant (s). Any submission deemed not to be the participants' creation will not be accepted or judged and will therefore be disqualified.
WINNERS:
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The winner of the Bee-Inspired Artwork Eco-Challenge will receive a $250 cash prize, honey, and sponsored gifts. The winner will be chosen by a judging panel- judging criteria attached below.
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The winner of the Bee-Inspired Poem Eco-Challenge will receive a $250 cash prize, honey, and sponsored gifts. The winner will be chosen by a judging panel- judging criteria attached below.
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The winner of the People’s Choice Award: Bee-Inspired Artwork will receive a prize package, including honey, and sponsored gifts. This winner will be chosen based on the submission that received the most engagement via the WePlanet App (total number of comments on their Eco-Warriors post) and social media (total number of likes, comments and shares on their post made on the National BeeKeepers Cooperative Facebook page).
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The winner of the People’s Choice Award: Bee-Inspired Poem will receive a prize package, including honey and sponsored gifts. This winner will be chosen based on the submission that received the most engagement via the WePlanet App (total number of comments on their Eco-Warriors post) and social media (total number of likes, comments and shares on their post made on the National BeeKeepers Cooperative Facebook page).
DEADLINE: August 20th, 2025
