Pollinator Week (June 16 to 22, 2025) is an annual event celebrated across the world in support of pollinator health. A pollinator is anything that transports pollen grains from one flower to another; this includes bees, birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, and beetles. Pollinators help create healthy ecosystems. 

Take a photo of a pollinator at work! This year, the theme for the contest is photos of pollinators among edible plants. The winner will have their photo featured on the City’s website and social media channels and receive a ‘bee hotel’ as a prize. A bee hotel is a structure providing habitat for solitary bees, which don't live in hives like honeybees or bumblebees.  

Learn about other initiatives going on for Pollinator Week at barrie.ca/BeeCity.

Pic-a-Pollinator Contest Rules:

• must be a City of Barrie resident
• multiple entries (photos) are permitted
• City of Barrie staff can participate but are not eligible to win

Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on June 22, 2025.