Neilson Grove Elementary students are doing their part to help out the local bee population.
The Ladner school's Green Team organized a recent contest that encouraged students to build bee houses.
"This was an initiative we thought would be worthwhile," said Green Team teacher coordinator Paula Lewry, adding the group has been working hard fundraising since it started a couple years ago.
Students built approximately 40 bee houses, which are now hanging outside the school.
The Green Team came up with criteria, including creativity, use of recyclable materials and design, to judge the houses.
"We'll also look at the end of June, before school is out, to see which house attracts the most bees to it," said principal Bob Thompson, who initially bought bee eggs for the houses.
He explained a number of the school's classes are doing bee units and that the school recently had a science fair where bees were an encouraged topic.
