RNA Show Native Bee Honey Competition
2022-06-21
The ANBA is sponsoring the Native Bee Honey competition at this year’s Ekka (Royal Queensland Show at the Brisbane Showgrounds)! Like the SydneyContinue Reading
Stingless bees in a Mexican city suffer from poor nutrition and inbreeding
2022-06-21
Native bees in cities in developed countries harbour a rich diversity and abundance of bees. In Australia, for example, the stingless bee TetragonulaContinue Reading
Keep The Bees in the Log
2022-06-21
From Tim Heard at Sugarbag BeesDon’t let anyone tell you that you need to move stingless bees out of a log. Some claimContinue Reading
Conference Update
2022-05-10
It’s time to make a beeline for the Australian Native Bee Conference, as it’s only 1 month away and it’s shaping up toContinue Reading
Large Carpenter Bees
2022-04-21
FEATURE ARTICLE Tim has asked me to write something about large carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa. Why me? Probably because I haveContinue Reading
Pollination of açaí palm in the Amazon by native bees
2022-04-21
When you next enjoy a bowl of açaí (acai) in your favourite café, spare a thought for the hard-working stingless bees that areContinue Reading
A new review of the current global threats to survival of the stingless bees (Meliponini)
2022-04-21
Pollination by insects is an essential ecosystem service. In tropical regions, many native plants naturally depend heavily on stingless bees as pollinators. ButContinue Reading
Biosecurity Risks and Threats to Australian Native Bees
2022-04-21
Australia has a diverse native bee fauna that is free from many of the pests and diseases that exist overseas. But pathways forContinue Reading
Anthropogenic influences on bee foraging
2022-03-24
Bees are highly specialized insects, feeding almost exclusively on nectar and pollen from flowers, and in so doing contributing substantially to the pollinationContinue Reading
New data for stingless bee honey will help set food standards
2022-03-24
A new research paper from a team of Malaysian and Australian scientists studied Stingless bee honey (SBH) of four stingless bee species (TwoContinue Reading
High density of honey bee colonies in Australia indicates potential for large impacts on native species
2022-03-24
Feral honey bee Apis mellifera colonies are wide-spread globally and cause ecological impacts as pollinators and competitors for food and nesting opportunities. TheContinue Reading
Olfactory Eavesdropping In Aussie Stingless Bees
2022-03-24
Dr Ros Gloag is a lecturer in evolutionary biology at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Sydney. She researchesContinue Reading