Bees know no boundaries. Their flight path can reconnect private backyards, balconies, offices, berms, and public spaces into one collective social sculpture called The Park.
The heart of The Park is six beehives located in the centre of Auckland City. These bees need safe food sources to survive.
Plant new or locate existing bee food sources — Pollen Hotels — to make a pollen park.
Add a photo of your Pollen Hotel to this map and the bees will gift you some honey when it is harvested. By posting a Pollen Hotel you will help visualise our city's emergence into a pollen park.
The Park has been initiated by Sarah Smuts Kennedy and Taarati Taiaroa and supported by POP — a Waitemata Local Board arts initiative.
Website Programming: Sue-Li Tasker Yeo
1/1599 Great North Road, Waterview, Auckland
Lavenders hedges planted in Totara planter boxes around the property.
Victoria park
Calendula mustard clover by bees
Contributed by Daisuke yamada
Victoria park
White clover with a bee!
Victoria park
Calendar mustard clover by the bees
Contributed by Helen
Victoria park
Wild flowers in the park
Contributed by Fiona Auld
Victoria Park
Clover in the park, wildflower
Victoria park
Flowers in the park blah
Contributed by Kim and Wendy
Victoria park
Flowers in the park beside beehive
Contributed by Barbara
Victoria park
Pohutakawa flower on tree blah
Contributed by David
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
Basil growing in this previously unused, now repurposed baby buggy. I think I love the basil almost as much as the bugs do.
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
Lovely yellow pumpkin flowers look like gramophones to me, but to the bees they look like a convenience store.
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
This little patch of grass was planted for groundcover, then it burst forward with these lovely little flower stalks. Enjoy!
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
I'm pretty sure that the English word for Hibiscus is "Delicious", but who cares? They're beautiful!
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
I'm not sure what this is (it came with the house), but the bees seem to enjoy frolicking in, on, and around it.
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Ave, Mt. Albert
I read recently that dandelions are a cornerstone of the bee's diet. I no longer pull them up when they grow in the garden now. Watch your step!
Contributed by Brett
Fowler Avenue, Mt Albert 1025
Pumpkin Blossoms growing up the fence are a lovely treat for passing bees.
Contributed by Brett Armstrong
back garden at 26 Tawa Rd. One Tree Hill
swimming pool removed and garden planted
475 Mahurangi west
White hebe in bee garden
Contributed by Hamish coney
475 Mahurangi west road
Purple Hebe in bee garden
Contributed by Hamish coney
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Bees loving a boysenberry patch
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Bright lights beets and cavolo nero
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Pumpkin Setting fruit in back garden
Contributed by Kaye
corner of Old Mill Road and View Road
Lavender along a fence line in front garden
Contributed by Iris Marama
Cnr Old Mill Road and View Road, Westmere
Flowering hedge near fence line
Contributed by Tracey Williams
86 Old Mill Road, Westmere
Plantings on a grass verge
Contributed by Iris Marama
86 Old Mill Road, Westmere
Flowering bush on fence line in front garden
Contributed by Tracey Williams
Grey Lynn Community Centre
Hebes outside community centre along the wall
Contributed by Tracey Williams
6 Willcott Street, Mount Albert
Flowering chrysanthemums in a courtyard garden
Contributed by Victoria Wynne-Jones
192 Richmond Road
Flowering bush in front garden
Contributed by Tracey Williams
Corner of Farrar Street and Richmond Road
Bush at the base of a power pole
Contributed by Tracey Williams
43 Rose Road
Hedge in a front garden
Contributed by Tracey Williams
Flowers on k road
Rose and chrysanthemum
Contributed by Jenna shin
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Giant sunflower on the berm
Contributed by Kaye
near 18 Tuarangi Road
A bush with lots of flowers on a road side bank
Contributed by Deborah Yates
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Molly Cummings hibiscus in front farden
Contributed by Kaye
39 Rose Road
Huge lavender bush growing along a fence line
Contributed by Rob Thomas
Corner of Sussex Street and Rose Road, Grey Lynn
Wildflowers growing at the base of a road sign
Contributed by Vernon Tava
Grosvenor Street, Grey Lynn
Unmown grass on the sidewalk
Contributed by Iris Marama
Elgin Street, Grey Lynn
Unmown berm on the road side
Contributed by Tracey Williams
Beaconsfield Street, Grey Lynn
Unmown berm on the road side
Contributed by Tracey Williams
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
First zucchini in flower and ready to stuff
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
First lemon cucumbers blooming and setting
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
White freesias revealing themselves in spring
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd, Mt Eden
Feijoas in flower: can't wait until fall
Contributed by Kaye
cnr Richmond Road and Lincoln Streets, Ponsonby
Lavender growing around a power pole
Contributed by Christopher Dempsey
184 Richmond Road
Hibiscus growing around a power pole
Contributed by Greg Moyle
182 Richmond Road
Hydrangeas along a fence line
Contributed by Shale Chambers
18 Lambeth Rd
Sweetpeas looking as glorious as they smell
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd
Cantaloupe growing and flowering. Yum.
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Rd
Echinops looking glorious in blue
Contributed by Kaye
18 Lambeth Road
Plum blossoms full of promise
Contributed by Kaye
Back Yard freemans Park / Freemans Bay
one set of self seeding plants (don't know name) still flowering heading into autumn
Contributed by Chris
1 Duke St, Northcote Point, Auckland
Borage Flower in the vegetable garden
Contributed by Richard Orjis
18 Jacinta Grove
Lemon Balm herb in the centre of herb spiral.
Contributed by Margaret
18 Jacinta Grove
Pink Dahlia in back yard beside dessert garden.
Contributed by Margaret
18 Jacinta Grove, Swanson
Moulin Rouge Sunflower in full sun by the front door.
Contributed by Margaret Little
Unitech Sanctuary Gardens
Blue Echium grown at our community garden
Victoria park
New mustard, calendula and clover at the beehives in Victoria park
1 Amandale Ave, Mt Albert
Well-established Hydrangeas along a fenceline
Contributed by Hoani Smith
45 Ivanhoe Road, Grey Lynn
A berm in the process of being turned into a flower garden. The owner's garden is lush with flowering plants of all kinds.
Contributed by Hoani Smith
Front garden 34 Rawene Ave Westmere
Crocuses/Croci growing in front garden
Contributed by Suzy Timpson
Waitarua - Freemans Bay Park.
Wildflowers and stone fruit trees
15 Kelly St. Mt Eden back garden
Hydrangeas bushes. In back garde
Contributed by Rachel Power
Growing over fence between 34 and 36 West End Rd
The last flower of the season on this Northern Rata (we think and hope!)
Contributed by Jym
Back garden, 36 West End Rd
Variant of hebe originating from Kaipara Harbour, growing next to the fence where our neighbour's feijoa tree hangs over
Contributed by Biddy
Garden 9 Parliament St. Akl Central
Terrace Pot in home garden
Contributed by Grant and Charlotte Chilcott
76 rosier road glen eden
Rosemary planted in front of room 5
Contributed by Dalian and arahia prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier road
Bee flowers with some honey bees on some flowers
Contributed by jazmin from prospect school
76 rosier rd
Lovely Rosemary plant honey bees love it
Contributed by Sam Jessie forth in from prospect school
76 rosier road glen Eden
Borage planted by the children in room 6
Contributed by Dalian and arahia from prospect school
76 Rosier Road, Glen Eden
Pumpkin flowers with a honeybee inside
Contributed by Prospect School
Front garden, 8 Ryden Place, Glen Eden, Auckland 0602
Rosemary planted for humans and for bees
Contributed by Hazel Andrews
51 Dryden st, Grey Lynn, 1021
Bee in a flowering artichoke plant
Contributed by Abby Hosking
Victoria Park
Taarati and Sarah sowing mustard seed
Contributed by Terry Urbahn
The Auckland Zoo
Hebe at back of lizard enclosure
Contributed by Marie Cheeseman
The zoo
Rosemary with a bee working on it
Contributed by Marie Cheeseman
Auckland zoo
Bees on Rosemary at Auckland zoo
Zoo
Zoo flowers (weeds)
Contributed by Aishwarya
The zoo
Rosemary with a bee working on it
Contributed by Marie Cheeseman
Auckland Zoo
Rosemary flowers at Auckland Zoo
Contributed by Andy Kwak
Auckland Zoo
In garden bed at Auckland Zoo
Contributed by Sally Mcnair
Auckland Zoo
Flowers grown at the auckland zoo to provide bee food
Contributed by Jina Hong
Education area
Rosemary creeping in the back area
Contributed by Kelly Daniel
40 western springs road auckland
front garden haven for bees and butterflies
Contributed by mary
Vegetable garden at our home 197 Tahekeroa Rd, Makarau
Garden flowers (fruit trees and veges), wild flowers, lawn flowers, and surprisingly willow and poplar trees in the autumn (some kind of secreation from their leaves that the bees love)
Contributed by Mostly Maria
Back garden, Turakina St, Grey Lynn.
Lotus x 3 (and a frog)! Borage forever! roses with plum trees, Ti Kouka. Limes and lemons rocket bolted parsley flowering Pohutukawa planted 25 years ago.
Contributed by Karena way, with a little help from andrew
Balcony, 8/81 Beresford St West
Lemon Verbena, Thyme and other seasonal flowers
Contributed by Elle Loui
The deck of 7 Claremont st, Grafton
Cosmos, Salvia, a large Rosemary and Borage teem with bees and entertain local cats
Contributed by Ziggy and Lucy
Arch Hill Farm. Commercial Rd, Grey Lynn.
experiments in abundance on 380m2. Wildflowers, fruit and veg that's allowed to flower and go to seed. And a bunch of Manuka and Kanuka to keep them busy too.
Contributed by Aaron & The Chooks
Corner of Williamson Ave and Coleridge Street
Flowers planted around a powerpole
Contributed by Tracey Williams
Back garden at 80 Hepburn St, Freemans Bay
My back garden purposely grown for attracting bees
Contributed by Lien
Greenkeepers Cafe garden in Victoria Park
Bee loving flowers outside the Greenkeepers Cafe in Victoria Park
Contributed by Trina
33 Ponsonby Terrace, Ponsonby
Calendulas, sweet pea, flowering French beans, thyme, sunflowers, strawberries and citrus
Contributed by Anna BW
Berm outside 16 Firth Road, Grey Lynn
Cosmos, Pineapple Sage, Marigolds etc planted on the berm
Contributed by Pippa Coom, Waitemata Local Board
Savage Memorial Park Tamaki Drive Orakei
Alyssum and Antirrhinum in open flier beds
Contributed by Anne Macmillan
8 Pratt St Freemans Bay
Bee-friendly wildflowers grown on bare roadside corner and in my own garden. A "wild" colony of bees has been found in one of our oak trees. Please contact me.
Contributed by Rachel
Back garden 21 Hakanoa St. Grey Lynn
Hebe, Granny's Bonnet, citrus, nasturtiums, brassicas, boarage
Contributed by Tina Worrall
Ponsonby
Flowers fill the garden this summer
Contributed by Pamela
Mt Eden Garden
The vegetable garden is full of flowers
Contributed by Gil
Mission Bay
Native Hebes and Native lily in flower
Looking over the fence at Grey Lynn Community Garden,
looking at the Grey Lynn Community Garden
Contributed by Levi
back garden, 41 Burwood Cres Remuera 1050
very green fruit and herb garden with pohutakawa's behind
front garden 12 Alberta STreet. Point Chevalier
lavender plants flowering along the front deck
Contributed by Anne Nicolson and AnneThea McGill
back garden 12 Alberta STreet. Point Chevalier
onion flower head and other lovely bee food
Contributed by Anne Nicolson and AnneThea McGill
back garden 12 Alberta STreet. Point Chevalier
cabbage tree in flower at dusk
Contributed by Anne Nicolson and AnneThea McGill
front garden 12 Alberta STreet. Point Chevalier
Nasturtium growing wild under fejoa hedge
Contributed by Anne Nicolson and AnneThea McGill
School Gardens, Prospect Primary School, 76 Rosier Road, Glen Eden
Rosemary bush, Calendula flowers, Borage, Mint
Contributed by Prospect Enviro Students
Garden at 902 Mt Eden Road
A variety of flowering vegetables, herbs and ornamentals (incl. thyme, sage, calendula, borage, lavender, nasturtiums, kale, artichoke, sweet pea, pelargoniums). Mostly visited by bumblebees, but increasingly honeybees too.
Contributed by Ariane
On a balcony at the Grand Chancellor Hotel
Lime, Lemon, Rosemary, Thyme and Blueberry – all in pots
Samoa house lane
Wild flowers growing out of concrete
Contributed by Derek
Front garden 4/57 Hepburn St, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Manuka - planted as seedling c2002 flowers best in Spring but also other times of year.
Driveway at 13 Don Croot Street
Snakeflower succulents seem very popular with bees
Front Garden, 1/13 Don Croot Street, Morningside
Nasturtiums and borage, both self-sown
Fisher Point Drive, Beaumont Quarter
My top deck is planted with Manuka, kanuka and lavender. This pic: I've filled these two planter boxes with a blend of bee pollen plants all about to flower! :)
Contributed by Billy who helped with the shopping and planting of this garden. Julia who I live with at Beaumont Quarter and who waters the garden daily.
Symonds Street corner Grafton Bridge
Front of park area with bed of lavender like flowers that are in full bloom.
Contributed by David Torres
Western springs college
Overgrown lawn with dandelion, clover, and wild flowers
Contributed by Petera Pomare
Back garden, 11 Montrose St Pt Chevalier
Rosemary , lavender, lemons and clover
Roof garden at 9 Parliament Street
Borage flowers (and other vegetables going to seed) in our building's shared roof garden.
Contributed by Jeremy Hansen, Cameron Law, Michael Lett, Samuel Holloway
BeezThingz HQ
Bees feeding on the flowers of our cacti
Garden, Waterview
Borage and kale growing in the garden. I like to add lots of mustard (as well as other bee attracting plants) as a ground cover over winter to attract bees.
Contributed by Claire Mahoney
Cnr of England and Costley St, Freemans Bay
Pesticide free Wisteria draped over fence
Contributed by Heather Sinclair
Beaumont Quarter, St Marys Bay
Borage and calendula (about to flower) at the top of a home-made vertical garden made from a wooden pallet and coffee sacks.
Contributed by Anton and Catherine
Beaumont Quarter, St Mary's Bay
Violas and herbs planted in home-made vertical garden using a wooden pallet and coffee sacks
Contributed by Catherine and Anton
front boundary, 44 Picton St
flowering Michelia Gracipes hedge to attract the bees [along with lots of feijoa trees and gardenia plants in the garden]
Contributed by Gabrielle and Oscar
Front of Whitespace at 12 Crummer Rd, Ponsonby
hybrid Pohutukawa planted on the bern attracts lots of bees and flowers constantly
Contributed by Deborah White
Pasture Painting #5 (Ian McKinnon Drive - outside Golf Warehouse)
Forage peas, blue and white lupins
Contributed by Taarati Taiaroa, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Richard Orjis
Allendale Road, Mt Albert
Blossoming trees on the footpath
Contributed by Giulia Rodighiero
2a Fowler Ave, Mt Albert
Rosemary (in photo), thyme, lemon tree, mandarin tree
Contributed by Fort Fowler
Riddell Rd Glendowie
Lavender, alyssum, hyssop and calendula planted with loving care by LC and IC
Contributed by GG
30 wanganui ave, ponsonby
Gordonia tree in front garden. Large and constantly flowering with lots of bees
Contributed by Ngarie kerse
3 Ireland St
Veggie patch plus wildflowers borage, calendula, alyssum, rosemary, lavender, foxglove,phacalia
Contributed by Abbie
Front lawn 53 Sunnyside Road, Sunnyvale
Lawn left to the wild flowers in spring
Contributed by Natasha and Stephen
Kelmarna Gardens, 12 Hukanui Cres, Herne Bay
a flourishing organic garden in the city with an emphasis on healing. 2 acres of vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit that provide sanctuary and growth for all. WE LOVE BEES!!!!
Contributed by Julie
Back garden, Pt England
Under construction. larkspur,hollyhocks, delphiniums, fox gloves under sown with a mix if wildflower & pollinator seed mix.
Contributed by Rachel
258 Sandringham Rd
Herb spiral planted with rosemary, lavender, californian poppies, feverfew, chives, nasturtiums, puha, and nz spinach.
Contributed by Tony
25 Brewster Ave Morningside
flowering plants inside a car tyre and plastic barrel
Courtyard Fisher-Point Drive
Pansies and Primroses. Also have lots of herbs planted in pots, including thymes, calendula, St John's Wort, lemon balm, lemon verbena and oregano but they are not currently flowering.
Contributed by Elly
Front side garden of 28a Brewster ave, morningside
Fejioas , lemon and line amongst cobbled path and wood storage
Pasture Painting #6 (Boston Road)
Two connected circles planted in crimson clover
Contributed by Taarati Taiaroa, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy and Richard Orjis
63 Fisher-Point Drive, Freemans Bay
Camellia hedge at the front of the house
Bali Bungalows apartment
pasture flowers (seeds from pollen painting workshop)growing inside, getting ready to go outside in the shared courtyard for the bees
Contributed by Poppy the Pixie
50 Kitchener Road, Milford
Just a wee part of a very colorful garden!!
Contributed by Emma
63 Seafield View Rd, Grafton
Lavender, white alyssum, begonias, roses, snapdragons, thyme, dandelions,
Contributed by Olivia
59 Wellesley St E, Auckland
Tyre Garden given to the Tamariki @ the centre. The garden was made as part of the ROOTS Pollinate Programme by the Treader team
Contributed by ROOTS, Treader tribe
16 Howe St, Freemans Bay - Auckland Girls Grammar
Vertical Garden made from wood pallets as part of the ROOTS_Pollinate Project.
Contributed by ROOTS Creative Entrepreneurs, Megan Fermo (Student)
Freemans Bay, Hepburn Street
Brassica going to seed in veg garden
Contributed by Annie Rowntree
Pasture Painting #3 (Gladstone rd)
Triangle pointing towards beehives in Victoria Park, positioned on north/south axis. Planted in yellow mustard and dandelions.
Contributed by Taarati Taiaroa, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Richard Orjis
Pasture Painting #4 (Western Springs)
60 degree angle with no point. Inside angle faces beehives in Victoria Park. Planted in yellow mustard and dandelions.
Contributed by Taarati Taiaroa, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, Richard Orjis
Corner of Kelmarna Ave and Trinity Street
Rosemary in roadside berms all down the street
Westmere physio 65A Old Mill Rd
Fatsia japonica and dizzy lizzies under the giant grape fruit tree
Contributed by Chuck Joseph, Louise Rive, Annabel Cave and Tejo van Schie
48 Tutanekai Street, Grey lynn
Self-seeded Fatsia japonica in the native garden by the chicken coop
Contributed by Doris de Pont and Tejo van Schie
Corner Old Mill Road and West View Road
Planting on the berm under a tree, rosemary, white alyssum, roses and lavender
4th floor balcony, 220 Victoria Street West
Planter boxes with lavender and rosemary
Albert Park
Part of a larger flower bed in the Park
Albert Park
Red Poppy field in the park
Victoria Park Market Volunteer Community Garden
Help yourself to herbs.
Contributed by Andrew Mackenzie, Ines Burzig, Brendan
Daldy St, Wynyard Quarter
Wooden planter boxes of flowers and vegetables line the street
Madden St, Wynyard Quarter
12 concrete hynds pipes planted with olive trees and creeping rosemary
Corner of Victoria Street West and Kitchener Street
Mixed flowers planted into a rock wall planter on the side of the footpath
First floor balcony, 15 Blake St
Geraniums, wildflowers and herbs in plastic containers
Pasture Painting #2 (St Marks)
True South and East seeded in gradients of white clover and blue lupins
Contributed by Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Taarati Taiaroa and Richard Orjis
Pasture Painting #1 (Curran st)
True North and West seeded in gradients of white clover and blue lupins
Contributed by Sarah Smuts Kennedy, Taarati Taiaroa and Richard Orjis
The Park was a collaboration initiated by Taarati Taiaroa & Sarah Smuts Kennedy and realised by the wider community over one year (2014-2015).
The Park established the first beehive colonies in an inner Auckland city park.
Its concept, kaupapa and Pasture Paintings continue through For the Love of Bees: a city bee collaboration.