Adrian the Bee Man.

05/08/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-05/australia-free-pollination-service-is-disappearing/106980558

Experts warn that free pollination from wild bee populations is disappearing as varroa mite spreads further north in Queensland.

17/07/2026

Who beehive on their desk?

10/06/2026

watch out on this option

A new biopesticide could help battle growing resistance to varroa mite treatments in Australia.

19/02/2026

2026 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants | Junior Landcare
Applications close: 27 March
Funding: $5,000
Details: encourage children and young people to get involved, value, and actively care for Victoria’s biodiversity and natural environment.
Example projects:
Biodiversity focused education activities: educating, involving, and engaging young people in valuing and actively caring for Victoria’s biodiversity and natural environment.
Incursions and Excursions focused on Victoria’s biodiversity
Incursions by local experts on wildlife conservation
Excursions to wildlife sanctuaries or parks to learn about local biodiversity
Educational resources, technology and equipment to support biodiversity education and citizen science activities;
Habitat creation, restoration or enhancement for Victoria’s native plants and animals
Traditional Owner or First Nations Welcome to Country or Smoking Ceremonies as part of the funded project
Biodiversity focused on-ground projects: engaging young people to improve biodiversity through creating, enhancing, or restoring habitat for Victoria’s native plants and animals
Nature Guardians: Hands-on Biodiversity Learning
Creating a Mural from a Walk on the Wildside
Excursions to Melton Botanic Garden and a planting project
Planting for pollinators
https://juniorlandcare.org.au/grant/2026-victorian-junior-landcare-and-biodiversity-grants

18/09/2025

"Some beekeepers feed their bees sugar water, and the bees turn that in to honey." Well, maybe. MOST beekeepers who feed their bees are just trying to keep their hives going until the spring flow.
"Don't buy supermarket honey, you don't know what's in it." Yes, you do know what is in it. In Australia and I believe in the US, anything labelled as "honey" or "pure honey" has to be honey. If you are unsure, check the label. (If it says agave honey, or vegan honey, or honey spread, or anything else that modifies the word honey (you know, adjectives. You learned about those in primary school) then it isn't honey)
Spreading other narratives is potentially harmful to beekeepers, because even the big honey companies are supplied by beekeepers.
BUY LOCAL WHEN YOU CAN, AND ALWAYS CHECK THAT YOU ARE BUYING AUSTRALIAN.
And never, never, never ever feed honey to bees if it isn't 100% guaranteed to be from their hives, because that will spread disease

24/10/2024

Other pollinators

Flowers can be pollinated in a multitude of ways, and now a series of studies is showing just how big a role rats and mice play when it comes to Australian flora.

26/08/2023

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lK1tGmPN6h0&si=KwscgRyehNmU6sMM

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01/02/2023

Couch cut out.
Going well. . .so fa

17/01/2023

https://amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/101858778?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D =From%20%251%24s&aoh=16739339538769&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Frural%2F2023-01-17%2Fwomen-beekeepers-world-record-set-sister-hives-australia%2F101858778

Women beekeepers 'astonished' by global response to world record attemptABC Rural / By Jennifer Nichols and Fiona BreenPosted 6h ago6 hours agoMon 16 Jan 2023 at 11:33pm, updated 32m ago32 minutes agoTue 17 Jan 2023 at 5:01am Brittany Fairfield's atmospheric entry to the world record challenge from....