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July 13, 2021
Did you celebrate the Winter Solstice on 21 June? It is the longest night in the year and in ancient times, the Winter Solstice was a […]
May 19, 2021
“Bees are like oxygen:ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseenbut they lie at the heart of relationshipsthat bind the human and the natural worlds.” Buzz: […]
April 29, 2021
The changing leaves of the introduced trees herald autumn, always a beautiful season in Canberra. We give thanks for the gentle, plentiful rain in the Canberra […]
February 15, 2021
Dear ACT for Bees community Well, 2020 was certainly a challenging year on many fronts. We hope that you are all well and safe at the […]
February 15, 2021
Peter Abbott has been leading ‘native bee spotting walks at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) in Canberra for a number of years and compiled […]
November 5, 2020
Food in the Capital: Canberra’s First Ever Sustainable Food Event 17th November 2020, 18 May 2021, 16 November 2021 This three day program running over the next 12 months […]
October 28, 2020
Australian Pollinator week is happening 8-15th November and its a great opportunity to get outside and join in the Wild Pollinator Count.The Spring 2020 count runs […]
September 11, 2020
Spring has sprung and a number of pollinators are feasting on the plentiful blossom after the winter rains. What a glorious time of year it is […]
July 2, 2020
Dear ACT for Bees community We’ve been busy thinking about future directions for ACT for Bees. Over the next five years our focus is going to […]
May 12, 2020
The last six weeks or so have felt like hibernation for some us with the COVID-19 social distancing rules. But the bees and other pollinators have […]
April 13, 2020
From all of us at ACT for Bees we hope you are safe and well in these challenging times. Nurseries around the country are reporting increased […]
January 29, 2020
Dear ACT for Bees community We acknowledge the impact of fires and drought across Australia on widespread communities and the lives lost this Summer. Many native forests […]
October 21, 2019
The ‘Hall Honeys’ are collaborating with ACT for Bees in developing a bee-friendly charter outlining how to make Hall village in the ACT become what they […]
July 29, 2019
Exciting news! The ACT Government has adopted ACT for Bees additions in their review of the ACT Government MIS25 Urban Landscape Planting List. Developers and government […]
June 5, 2019
As the world hurtles towards widespread environmental degradation, glimmers of golden hope fly in the air. Bees. Although suffering from myriad human-imposed stressors, indicators show that […]
May 15, 2019
On 7 May, the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which assesses the state of biodiversity, and of the ecosystem services […]
May 1, 2019
World Bee Day celebrations on Sunday May 19th 2019 World Bee Day is happening again (Officially on Monday May 20th) to focus our attention on the […]
February 28, 2019
Spring and summer activities Its been sometime since you’ve heard news from us, but we’ve been very busy networking and making progress with a number of […]
October 29, 2018
Spring has finally sprung and the bees are up and working hard to pollinate our fruit trees so that we can have apples, plums, nectarines, cherries, […]
August 22, 2018
Since World Bee Day on Sunday May 20 We’ve been very involved in all sorts of activities after this wonderful celebration for Australian native and honey […]