15th April 2026 Bulletin Eco-Corner

You can’t fail to have noticed the increase in activity of birds, bees and even butterflies at this time of the year, but how much time have you spent watching or listening to the variety of creatures in our gardens, or public spaces?  In a recent BBC documentary “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” you would be amazed at the variety of types and activities of so many different bees that visit our gardens.  Making a simple bee hotel by drilling holes into an old piece of wood is one way to help bees, as even they like to have a place to rest and also to lay eggs. 
 
In this new month of Iyar, as we count the Omer, Eco Judaism is inviting all Eco-J members to count what we as Jews are doing to enhance biodiversity across the UK.
 
Send in photos/details or a 20-second video clip of:

• Eco gardens/vertical gardens/planting schemes/bird boxes/bird feeders/bee hotels/ponds.  These can be in your gardens or balconies at home.
• Send your contributions to [email protected].

These will be showcased in the Eco Judaism Summer Newsletter and at the Awards Celebration.
 
3CLJC Eco Judaism Team would also be interested in what you are doing to  encourage biodiversity, so please copy your email to [email protected].  That will put us another step closer to our next Eco-Judaism Award.