{"id":7150,"date":"2026-07-02T11:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:03:22","slug":"planting-seeds-for-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2026\/07\/02\/planting-seeds-for-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting seeds for pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whalsay School\u2019s Primary 6 and 7 pupils were hard at work last Thursday afternoon at Skaw. They were helping the Shetland Bird Club to plant up a crop of plants aimed at attracting bumblebees and birds, a so-called \u2018Bumblebird\u2019 crop. This crop is part of wider project across Shetland funded by the Viking Community Benefit Fund, and thirty crops have been established this year across the Islands.<\/p>\n

Laurence has been hard at work for the past few nights rotavating two patches of land at Skaw, near the Golf Club House. When the pupils arrived the ground was looking great and had already been sectioned up.\u00a0 Pupils were put in groups of two and each group got a bag of seeds which they had to spread evenly over their section. These seeds include kale, phacelia, fodder radish, red clover, linseed, buckwheat and mustard. Each group designed a flag which they tied to a pole in their section.<\/p>\n

Around the edge of the whole plot the pupils planted bere (barley). The seeds were raked in to protect them from hungry birds, before being rolled with a heavy roller to flatten the ground. At another, smaller plot, oats were planted<\/p>\n

Laurence will now erect a small fence to protect the crop from sheep.\u00a0 It will take approximately 6-8 weeks for the crop to fully grow and bloom so keep your eyes peeled at Skaw!<\/p>\n

A HUGE well done to everybody who took part.\u00a0 There was great team work and many willing hands make light work.\u00a0\u00a0 The weather was nice and dry but now we\u2019re all hoping for some rain to get the seed\u00a0 \u00a0germinating.\u00a0 (Not too much tho) \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

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