Tag Archives: Blue Banded Bee – Amegilla cingulata

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

Blue Banded Bees visiting?

Posted on 07/11/2017 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Do you have blue flowers in your garden? Have a look to see if you have Blue Banded Bee Amegilla cingulata visitors. I videoed this visitor on Scurvy Weed (Native Wandering Jew) Commelina diffusa flowers this morning.

Posted in Photography, Pollinator Link, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Scurvy Weed (Native Wandering Jew) Commelina diffusa | Leave a comment

Pollinator Link Display – Paten Park Native Nursery

Posted on 27/03/2017 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I know Backyard Bee Homes are valuable Shelter for our native bees, however, I was still amazed to a prospective tenant checking out the accommodation before I even finished up setting up the Pollinator Link Display. Pollinator … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged bee homes, bee hotels, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Green Heart Fair, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Paten Park Native Nursery, resin bees, shelter, Teddy Bear Amegilla bombiformis, water for wildlife | 2 Comments

Blue Banded Bee visiting Mt Gravatt backyard

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

By: Michael Fox Jenny sent this excellent video of a local Blue Banded Bee Amegilla cingulata visiting Blue Ginger Dichorisandra thyrsiflora growing in her Mt Gravatt backyard. Jenny said “The shrub comes up out of the ground once a year … Continue reading →

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Pollinator Links spread to Queensland Parliament

Posted on 28/03/2014 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox “It is not often that members rise in this House to speak about butterflies … ” local member and Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, the Hon. Ian Walker, introducing his Parliamentary Adjournment Speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Australian Painted Lady Vanessa kershawi, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Hon. Ian Walker, King Parrot Alisterus scapularis | 2 Comments

Blue Banded Bee and Crane Fly up close

Posted on 24/03/2013 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Macro-photography allows us to see insects in a completely new way. Why a Blue Banded Bee? Macro-photography shows the vivid blue bands that give this special native bee its name. Australia has over 1,500 native bees most … Continue reading →

Posted in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve, Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve | Tagged Alan Moore photography, Blue Banded Bee - Amegilla cingulata, Buzz pollination, halteres, macro-photography, Orange Crane Fly Tipula sp., Photography Workshop | Leave a comment

Blue Banded Bees and Variegated Fairy Wren

Posted on 09/11/2011 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

a A Blue Banded Bee – Amegilla cingulata getting nectar from one of our special Bottle Brush Grass Tree – Xanthorrhoea macronema. It is particularly pleasing to photograph my first Blue Banded Bee today because I am currently writing an … Continue reading →