by James Quealy | Sep 25, 2023 | General, Native Bees, Tasks
Native stingless bees ( tetragonula carbonaria ) are native to the sub-tropics and temperate areas of Australia. As their name suggests they are stingless. They collect pollen and nectar from flowers which helps cross pollination and they make honey to feed and...
by James Quealy | Mar 4, 2021 | Community Gardens, Edgeworth David, Food to Grow, Native Bees, Plants
Finger Limes Finger Limes are a native subtropical shrub that produce limes in the shape of a finger. The tree is slow growing in temperate zones. The tree has dense small green spiky leaves. The flowers appear in Spring which are small white and pink and the fruit is...
by James Quealy | Nov 5, 2018 | General, Native Bees
Native stingless bees, as the name suggests,don’t sting. Australia has many types of native bees. Native bees can be encouraged into a garden by planting lots of colourful flowering plants. Like the European honey bee which we are all familiar with, bees love and are...
