by admin | May 29, 2023 | Event, Featured Front Page, RICON 2023
Rotarians for BEES had a stand at the Rotary International Convention House of Friendship, Melbourne, 27 – 31 May 2023. Enthusiastic participants in the Waggle Dance Challenge at the House of... 
by Liz Oconnelll | Apr 22, 2023 | Featured Front Page, General Interest, Native Bees, NSW ACT, Uncategorized
Rotary District 9685 held its conference in the charming town of Cowra NSW 17-19 March. The Rotarians for BEES team had everyone a-buzz with their great bee-themed merchandise (designed by Sue Liu https://linktr.ee/sueliu and native beehives on display. Apiarist... by Liz Oconnelll | May 19, 2023 | Awareness, Bring Back The Buzz, Featured Front Page, General Interest, Rotary Event, World Bee Day 2023
Here are schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo replicating how bees show where food can be found. (Thank you, Rotary Ekanga-Mbandaka for facilitating this video!) Come join the buzz when the Waggle Dance is performed live at Rotary International convention... 
by Liz Oconnelll | Mar 3, 2023 | Featured Front Page, Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
Join Rotarians for Bees and Wheen Bee Foundation on 29th March to 2nd April at the Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens. Updates from us, coming soon!` For more information... 
by Liz Oconnelll | Nov 12, 2022 | Australian Pollinator Week 2022, Awareness, Event
“Come and say hi to us at the Boroondara Sustainable Living Festival to celebrate Australian Pollinator Week and join in fun activities that are all about bees and other pollinators”. For more information see our events page here. 
by Liz Oconnelll | Nov 8, 2022 | General Interest, Past Event
At the invitation of Donna Martin (current President of Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh and Co-Chair of Environment/Sustainability for District 9800), Rotarians for BEES were delighted to participate in the annual Bacchus Marsh Flower and Garden Show. The... 
by Liz Oconnelll | Nov 8, 2022 | Education, General Interest
It is amazing how one of the smallest creatures can influence the behaviour of one of the largest!The Elephants and Bees Project ( https://elephantsandbees.com ) is an innovative and award-winning research project using an understanding of elephant behaviour to reduce... 
by admin | Oct 9, 2022 | Education, Planting for Bees
A recent weekend working “bee” has transformed a much loved but rather overgrown garden into a potential haven for bees. Our garden at the rear of Kew Rotary Club’s Fair-Trade shop has had a bee friendly make-over. Twenty volunteers from GlaxoSmithKline,... 
by admin | Oct 1, 2022 | Awareness, General Interest
Bees play such a huge role in our ecosystem but their numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate. Planting a bee friendly garden, or even a few plants, is a great way to encourage growth in our vital bee population. Julie Armstrong (Founder – ACT for Bees) speaks to... 
by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Awareness, Education, Pollination, Village of Hall, World Bee Day 2022
Bee Friendly Garden Signs in the village of Hall. The Village of Hall is only a short, thirteen minute drive from the centre of Canberra but as we turn off from the busy Burton Highway and into the main street, it might as well be light years away....