Tag Archives: native bee

Nature Rangers make Backyard Bee Homes

Posted on 26/09/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I’m not sure who was having more fun during the Backyard Bee Home Workshop at Downfall Creek Bushland Centre yesterday. The Downfall Team host a number of school holiday Nature Ranger activities. Jake Slinger and I represented Pollinator … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link | Tagged #WaterFoodShelter, Art for Kids Hub, Backyard Bee Home, carpenter bee, carpenter bees, Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, Leaf-cutter bee, native bee, Nature Rangers, solitary bees | Leave a comment

Planting Habitat Tripod Crosby Road Bushcare

Posted on 30/05/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I joined the Crosby Road Bushcare team last Saturday to plant up the Habitat Tripod with vines and shrubs that will create safe habitat for small birds like Fairy Wrens to nest. Vines and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushcare, Pollinator Link | Tagged Butterfly, Climbing Guinea Flower Hibbertia scandens, Common Grass-blue Zizina labradus, Creeping Boobialla Myoporum parvifolium, Crosby Road Bushcare, Fairy Wrens., Great Carpenter Bees genus Xylocopa, Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus, Habitat Tripod, native bee, Native Sarsaparilla Hardenbergia violacea, Plant Local to Feed Locals | 1 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 →