Tag Archives: Blue Banded bees

Building homes for birds and bees

Posted on 17/04/2019 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Kids and mud … always a winning formula. Jake Slinger and I led a Pollinator Link® workshop for the Nature Rangers at Downfall Creek Bushland Centre yesterday. Australia has over 2,000 species of solitary native bees. Solitary bees … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Benchmark Scaffolding, Blue Banded bees, Buzz pollination, Carina Men's Shed, Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, Hollowlog Homes, Photography, solitary native bees, Squirrel Gliders Petaurus norfolcensis, Teddy Bear Amegilla sp | 2 Comments

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

Tomatoes need the Blue Banded Bee Buzz

Posted on 25/06/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By Sandra Tuszynska Australia has over 1500 identified native bee species. Only about 16 of these are social bees, living in extended family systems. The rest are solitary or semi-social bees and they are essential pollinators of native plants as well as food crops. … Continue reading →