January 12, 2026

Deadly varroa mite threatens half of Canberra’s beehives

A informative report by ABC Canberra about the impact of Varroa mite affecting Honeybees across Canberra and the region. Mark Paterson and Micah Wood are both […]
January 10, 2026

The 2026 Australian native bee calendar has landed!

Go to Facebook Be Aware of your Native Bees – Featured and scroll down for the information about how to order and cost. To order… email […]
August 22, 2025

Treatment Free Beekeeping: August workshops

Les Crowder Australia Visit not to be missed! Central coast NSW : Thursday 14th AugustSydney: Saturday 16th August Canberra:  Wednesday 20th AugustMullumbimby NSW:  Saturday -Sunday 23rd & […]
February 15, 2021

Australian National Botanic Gardens Native Bee cheat sheet

  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 […]
January 29, 2020

Maximising Biodiversity By Supporting Pollinators Event

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 […]
July 29, 2019

ACT For Bees Success With ACT Government

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

Learning from the Bees | Berlin 2019 29 August–1 September Kühlhaus Berlin

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 […]
March 4, 2018

Looking for native bees’ B&B options?

Time to start saving the cuttings from summer  for native bee B&B’s. Bamboo is an easy option cut into 15 cm lengths and the spent raspberry […]
February 2, 2018

Bee safe gardens on the horizon with Bunnings to stop selling neonicotinoid treated plants

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 […]