{"id":25082,"date":"2025-07-01T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=25082"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:09:10","slug":"bee-hotel-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/bee-hotel-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hive Five! K Student Wins Bee Hotel Contest in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What began as a year on study abroad at the Universidad de Extremadura in C\u00e1ceres\u200e, Spain, ended in an international triumph for Annaliese Bol \u201926, a <a href=\"https:\/\/heyl.kzoo.edu\/\">Heyl scholar<\/a> from Kalamazoo College.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bol, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/biology\/\">biology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/spanish-language-and-literature\/\">Spanish<\/a> double major, blueprinted a bee hotel\u2014a small structure designed to provide nesting, shelter and a safe space to lay eggs for solitary pollinators\u2014and entered it into the Insectopia Festival held from June 2\u20136 in Jarandilla de la Vera, Spain. The event included a contest among representatives of eight universities across Europe to see who could diagram the best insect hideaway while contributing something educational to humans and helpful to local pollinator health and biodiversity.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The design for Bol\u2019s hotel featured a honeycomb pattern with a QR code that could lead interested passersby to the <a href=\"https:\/\/eugreenalliance.eu\/insectopia\/\">Insectopia website<\/a> to learn more about the organization and how it supports pollinators.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrying to implement large-scale change to support bees is very difficult,\u201d Bol said. \u201cMy project\u2019s goal was to lead people to little solutions that hopefully would compound into something bigger.\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only problem was that she was returning to the U.S. on June 5, while the festival was still ongoing. However, with some community engagement support from a professor and a master\u2019s student, Bol and her team won the contest.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was shocked, honestly,\u201d she said. \u201cI was traveling when my teammates called and asked, \u2018Have you checked your email? We won!\u2019\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bol\u2019s reward is that Insectopia is now building her design, which measures about 18 inches high by 18 inches wide. It includes paper straw and wood blocks that will be important to pollinators in Spain because of its arid climate, especially with a lack of tall trees where pollinators normally can nest. The fact that the bee hotel directs others to the Insectopia website is important, too, as judges required entrants to include a plan for activating the community.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like insects, but the artistic part of the project appealed to me because I don\u2019t get to think creatively every day with my studies,\u201d Bol said. \u201cI also liked doing the research to figure out the best materials, and it was educational.\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-600x750.jpg\" alt=\"Bee hotel contest winner Annaliese Bol at the Plaza de Espa\u00f1a in Seville, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-25086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Annaliese-Bol-1639x2048.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heyl scholar Annaliese Bol &#8217;26 spent the 2024-25 academic year studying abroad in Spain. During that time, she competed with representatives of eight universities from across Europe to see who could diagram the best bee hotel to support pollinators and educate the public about bees. On her way back to the U.S., she found out she won the contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While abroad, Bol began working on an intercultural research project in which she developed a composting program at the Universidad de Extremadura to decrease waste. Simultaneously, she created a community garden that local teachers could use as a tool for their classrooms.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, some of her contacts, including a professor, mentioned the Insectopia contest, although Bol initially didn\u2019t give it another thought. An Insectopia director later asked Bol what she would be doing this summer upon returning to the U.S. Her response: Working with Clara Stuligross, assistant professor of biology, on bee research for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/sip\/\">Senior Integrated Project<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe said that Insectopia is all about bees, so I should be involved in it,\u201d Bol said. \u201cI said, \u2018OK, cool,\u2019 and they set me up. They gave me all the information and told me the goal was to design an environmentally friendly, but also educational, bee hotel.\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she reflects on her experience, Bol affirms the idea that study abroad widens one\u2019s perspective and changes how students think about themselves and other cultures.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was interesting and fun,\u201d Bol said. \u201cI made a lot of friends among Spanish students and other Europeans as well. It also made me appreciate my home here, too, in certain ways. I feel that in the United States, we have a perception of Europe being a much more advanced place to live. Maybe it was just because I was in a small Spanish town in the countryside, but it made me appreciate how we address problems here. Maybe it\u2019s just from me attending K, but I feel like we\u2019re always asking, \u2018Why is something that way?\u2019\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At K, Bol is a cross country runner and a Crochet Club participant. This fall, she would like to form a K chapter of Women in Wildlife, a student organization consisting of women and non-binary people who want to work in wildlife-associated fields. Bol\u2019s varied interests and commitment to community building have served her well both at home and abroad. Her time in Spain highlighted K&#8217;s distinctive approach to study abroad, with programs designed to foster that same kind of meaningful engagement she values on campus.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI met other American students while I was in C\u00e1ceres\u200e and traveling around Europe,\u201d Bol said. \u201cWhen we talked about shared experiences, I asked what they did in their free time, and they didn\u2019t have a lot to say. But K, especially in this program in Spain, makes it a goal to get you ingrained in the community. We could say we were tutoring kids or working on our volunteering projects. 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