February 2, 2018
Welcome to 2018 which began with the very welcome news of Bunnings decision to phase out the sale of neonicotinoid pesticide based garden products by the end […]
October 30, 2017
Beautiful healing borage is a hot favourite for the bees in our garden and a great companion plant to strawberries, tomatoes and squash. Apparently it increases […]
August 3, 2017
The Biodynamic Gardening Group and ACT for Bees have been given custodianship of the former Weston CIT Horticultural Training Orchard (now the Weston Creek Orchard) by […]
August 1, 2017
A fascinating day was had with Megan Halcroft learning about the importance of pollinators, plant and bee co-evolution, the role of honeybees in food security, the […]
March 5, 2017
We had small bees working diligently to pollinate the Pink Lady and Granny Smith apple trees at the ACT Beekeepers Field Day yesterday. It was wonderful […]
February 8, 2017
A recent visit to Beechworth Honey offered a powerful reminder of just how deeply our food system depends on bees — and how much we can […]
June 20, 2016
What if you could experience life from a bee’s perspective? At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, visitors can do exactly that through The Hive […]
June 16, 2016
NT COUNTRY HOUR BY NATHAN COATES In May 2016 ABC Rural reported on chalkbrood disease, a common bee disease that has spread […]
February 11, 2016
Just opened today. Plenty of rooms (some already taken). Gourmet organic meals all year round. Definitely worth checking it out as there’s lots happening and Dirt […]