Thanks to Minnesota’s Pollinator Friendly Solar Act of 2016, the area surrounding these solar panels are being kept as a habitat for bees. Connexus Energy incorporated pollinator habitat around their solar panels soon after the act was signed. In April 2017 they went a step further, and partnered with a small family business, Bolton Bees, to install beehives at the solar facility. It’s the first solar farm to include its own apiary, but I hope it’s a trend that continues!
The Blue Carpenter Bee is one of my favorite insects (thanks to Paxton gate here in Portland), and Forget me nots are one of my favorite flowers. I wanted to draw something quick that satisfies my need for symmetry, art nouveau and the natural world.
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