Please give bees a chance

I love bees, especially bumblebees. Every time I spot one of these flying teddybears, it makes me smile and I want to see what they are up to. But pollution makes it hard for them to survive and the global bumblebee population is declining. In my own small way I wanted to raise some awareness for this. Craftivism is my kind of thing, and since I recently discovered the joy of embroidery, that's what I did. With a model from Making Magazine, issue 2 as a guideline, I embroidered this bumblebee onto a piece of fabric, cut from an old pair of linen trousers. I’ve hung it in front of my window, hoping it will make just a tiny little bit of difference…