Bees are important pollinators of native plants and crops. There are 200 native bee species in Sydney. Bee populations around the world, including our native bees, are in decline. The main reasons for this are widespread pesticide use, disease and habitat loss.
You can help save our bees:
🐝 Grow bee-friendly plants in your garden.
🐝 Keep a native beehive in your garden. @sydneynativebees tells you how to get started.
🐝 Provide nest sites for native bees to lay eggs – don’t clear all the dead wood from your trees, leave old hollows and bare ground in your garden.
🐝 Let some herbs and vegetable plants go to flower.
🐝 Avoid using poisons or pesticides.
🐝 Add a drinking area for bees. Bees can drown in deep water, so fill a bowl with marbles, stones or corks to make it easy for bees to get in and out. If you have a pond they can land on a lily pad.
Information provided by Sydney Nature Team