Category Archives: Pollinator Link

Fun in the Sun Pollinator Link Bushcare Sunday 29th Aug

Posted on 23/09/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Laurie Deacon When do we have fun? We meet last Sunday of the Month from 3pm to 5 pm, with Tea and Cakes and pack up after. Sometimes we do outdoor games or Yoga on the green until sunset. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link | Tagged Australian native bees, B4C Bulimba Creek Catchement Coordinating Committee, Birds, Butterfly, Community, Mt Gravatt State High School SHS, N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Pale-headed Rosella | Leave a comment

Register your Pollinator Link garden: Free

Posted on 14/07/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Pollinator Link® is a non-profit initiative of Mt Gravatt Environment Group. The Pollinator Link® project aims to bring wildlife back to our urban by providing Water, Food and Shelter for birds, butterflies and bees. Your free garden registration will support … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link | Tagged #WaterFoodShelter, bees, Birds, Butterfly, Free registration | Leave a comment

Ginninderry is Planting for Pollinators

Posted on 27/06/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Watching bushland being bulldozed to build more houses is always heart-breaking so it was inspiring to learn about a developer, Ginninderry, that is restoring, not destroying habitat. April in Canberra, I attended the inspiring Planting for Pollinators: … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged ACT for Bees, Canberra, Climate Adaptation, Conservation Corridor, Ginninderry | 2 Comments

Native Solitary Bee Home Trial

Posted on 14/01/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Australia has over 2,000 species of solitary native bees of which twelve have been identified within Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. My first introduction to these special locals was wondering about the green insect flying past while we … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Cr Fiona Hammond - Marchant Ward, Crosby Road Bushcare, Crown Bees, Guardian Bee Home, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Mr Fothergill's Small Bee And Insect House, Native Sarsaparilla Hardenbergia violacea, Plant Local to Feed Locals, Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Seventh Brigade Park, solitary native bees, Terry Hanson Reserve, UK Mason Bees | 4 Comments

Understanding community participation in urban conservation

Posted on 21/11/2020 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Understanding the motivations and challenges of community members already engaged in creating urban wildlife habitat, is a valuable step in building communications strategies to drive behaviour change across the broader community. Therefore, Jake Slinger’s university research thesis … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Community Nursery, GroNative, Habitat Tripod, iNaturalist App, Jake Slinger, Plant Local to Feed Locals, pollinators, urban conservation | Leave a comment

What’s in your garden today?

Posted on 11/11/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Thanks to Georgia Nierfeld for great video of a Bee Hawk Moth Cephonodes kingii in her family’s Pollinator Link® front garden at Chandler. Georgia also found a female Great Carpenter Bee Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana. Australia’s largest solitary bee the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Bee Hawk Moth Cephonodes kingii, Brush Caper Berry Capparis arborea, Butterfly, Caper White Belenois java, Georgia Nierfeld, Great Carpenter Bee Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana, moth, Native bees | Leave a comment

Proud Builders: New Homes for Solitary Bees

Posted on 07/11/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Providing Water, Food and Shelter are the key to bringing Birds, Butterflies and Bees back to our urban habitats. The Construction Team gathered at Downfall Creek Environment Centre to build new homes for our homeless … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Benchmark Scaffolding, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, Great Carpenter Bee, Green Carpenter Bee, Lanotec, Leaf-Cutter Bee Megachile sp., resin bees, solitary native bees, Teddy Bear Amegilla sp | Leave a comment

Christmas Gift Ideas

Posted on 06/11/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Looking for Christmas gift ideas for others or for yourself? Two excellent books I have read this year are Habitat by AB Bishop and Feeding the Birds at Your Table by Darryl Jones. Habitat: A practical guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged birds butterflies bees, Feeding Birds at Your Table Darryl Jones, GroNative, Habitat AB Bishop, iNaturalist, Water Food Shelter | Leave a comment

Solitary bees at Kew Gardens UK

Posted on 13/08/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Passionate about native bees with a love of sharing his knowledge Dr Hauke Koch PHD was a generous host for my personal tour of Kew Gardens solitary Bee Homes. Hauke explained that his research focuses on bee microbiome: … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link | Tagged bee homes, bee hotels, bumble bees, Dr Hauke Koch PHD, Green Carpenter Bee Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus, Kew Gardens, Leaf cutter bees, Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, resin bees, solitary native bees | 4 Comments

Circles in your rose leaves?

Posted on 26/04/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Do you have mysterious circles appearing in the leaved of your rose bushes? I videoed one of the culprits making a nest in the cat’s scratching post. Autumn is nest building time for our native Leafcutter … Continue reading →