Category Archives: Bees

Creating Native Bee Homes

Posted on 16/09/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

by Sandra Tuszynska I have recently had the pleasure of being a part of a workshop that involved creating homes for solitary native bees, at the Woodford Planting Festival. It was really inspiring to see people come together to create homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Uncategorized | Tagged Australian native bees, bee habitat, bee homes, bee hotels, Bee wall, Blue Banded bees, Exoneura, lantana bees, nesting blocks, reed bees, teddy bear bees, the Planting Festival | 1 Comment

Grannies Ginger Nut Biscuits, Citizen Science and bees – 2015 National Tree Day Mt Gravatt SHS

Posted on 18/08/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Laurie Deacon 6am: I am up baking Grannies Ginger Nut Biscuits. It’s exciting. It’s going to be a big day. 9am: I join Mt Gravatt State High School teacher Andrew Walsh, long time champion of environmental sustainability, and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Mt Gravatt Environment Group, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Andrew Walsh, Cr Krista Adams, Griffith Mates, Joe Kelly, Len Kann, Mt Gravatt State High School SHS, Ryan Jones, Sheamus O'Connor, Sienna Harris | Leave a comment

Abbeville Community Garden part of Pollinator Link

Posted on 23/03/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Visiting Abbeville Community Garden and meeting that community was a real pleasure, not to mention the amazing chilli chutney and cheese on offer. Barbara tells me the event was organised to celebrate receiving grant from Brisbane City … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Abbeville Community Garden, Blue Banded Amegilla cingulata, Blue Triangle butterfly Graphium sarpedon, Buzz pollination, European Honey Bees Apis mellifera, Fungus-eating Ladybird Beetle Illeis galbula, native bee, Teddy Bear Amegilla bombiformis | 1 Comment

The Treasure in the Jungle of Weeds

Posted on 04/02/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By Sandra Tuszynska The “peanut country”, in south-west QLD has been tremendously dry in the past few years, despite the devastating floods, we’ve had in 2013. However, this summer is very different, in that it has been raining on and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link, Uncategorized | Tagged alchemist, Banded-orb weaving spider, bees, beetles, Blue-banded bee, cobbler's peg, flowers, rain, rehabilitation, weeds, weevil | 1 Comment

THE INGENUITY OF THE BEE DANCE

Posted on 28/01/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By Sandra Tuszynska Bees have different roles in the hive and one of those roles is that of a scout. Scouts search for new sources of food. Once a scout bee locates a source of food that is economically and … Continue reading →