Pollination by insects is an essential ecosystem service. In tropical regions, many native plants naturally depend heavily on stingless bees
Australia has a diverse native bee fauna that is free from many of the pests and diseases that exist overseas.
Dave Goulson and Elizabeth NichollsSCIENCE 2022 Vol 375, Issue 6584 pp. 970-972.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn0185 Bees are highly specialized insects, feeding almost exclusively
A new research paper from a team of Malaysian and Australian scientists studied Stingless bee honey (SBH) of four stingless
Feral honey bee Apis mellifera colonies are wide-spread globally and cause ecological impacts as pollinators and competitors for food and
Dr Ros Gloag is a lecturer in evolutionary biology at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of
Dear members,Exciting developments never stop coming in the native bee biosphere. On page 11, read about an online work-shop on
Dr Kit Prendergast As the global human population grows, the landscapes where we live, work and play – urban landscapes
Following the enthusiastic embrace of the first two conferences, ANBA will host the third Australian Native Bee conference in Sydney
MEMBERS FEATURE ARTICLE This month’s feature article is penned by Dr Judy Friedlander, the founder and director of not-for-profit, PlantingSeeds
Agrifutures invested in this plan because they identified native bees as a top emerging industry. They carried out a highly
FEATURE ARTICLE – by Kellie Clayton This month’s issue features an original article by Kellie Clayton who writes about how
Australian stingless bees are parasitized in one form or another by a variety of other insects, including flies, wasps and
Some Australian stingless bee keepers have observed young queens inside the nest with “passenger” bees on their abdomens. Are these
Pollination is important to production of many crops, including berries. European honeybees are useful pollinators of raspberries and blackberries, but
