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BFF Partners, One Tree Planted and Flow Hive, have generously donated up to $100,000 for tree grants to support tree plantings on Bee Friendly Farming ® CERTIFIED farms. We are

Bee Friendly Farming ® launched on 5th May. The BFF Scientific task force has met 3 times since then (twice with the US Scientific taskforce) to review applications and discuss

It is great to see growing support for the Foundation. We are delighted to announce a number of new Sponsors, and Business Buddies who are helping us to deliver more

Please join us to remember and celebrate the contribution of Linton Briggs AM to the Australian Apiculture Industry. Linton passed away on the 28th of April 2020 and due to Covid

Farmers and gardeners are helping to protect Australia’s precious pollinators through the brand-new Bee Friendly Farming certification program. Pollinators need help! 1Scientists around the world have sounded the alarm that

Farmers’ Markets around Australia are encouraging shoppers to wear yellow at farmers’ markets in May (15 – 23 May) to show their support for bees – Australia’s hard working pollinators.

Wheen Bee Foundation recently published a Teachers’ Guide to Bees. The Guide was developed in response to the 2021 Junior Landcare Grants that offered a Bee Bonus enabling schools to

Megachile macularis, a female leaf cutter bee carrying dry pollen grains in her scopal hairs. Photo by Laurence Sanders. Did you know, most native bees are solitary? Unlike honey bees,

In May we will once again celebrate World Bee day. The purpose of World Bee day is to raise awareness of the essential role bees and other pollinators play in

Wheen Bee Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Australian Farmers’ Markets Association (AFMA).  The partnership will work together to encourage WE NEED BEES markets to be held

Welcome to our newest Business Buddy. We’re thrilled to announce Hoselink has become an official Wheen Bee Foundation Business Buddy partner. Hoselink are running a campaign from 16-28 February with

Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that will take place on December 1st 2020 At a time when we are all experiencing the pandemic, generosity is what brings

Wheen Bee Foundation officially launched the Powerful Pollinators program in November 2020 during Australian Pollinator Week. The program provides information on how to encourage insect pollinators in farm and garden

Free Webinar. Pollination is vital for our food security. You and your gardening trowel can be a force to reckon with. Learn the best way to make your garden, balcony, patio,

Australian Pollinator Week acknowledges our important and unique insect pollinators during our southern spring (November). It is a designated week when community, business and organisations can come together to raise

Emanuel School in NSW has several projects aimed at lowering the School’s environmental footprint and educating our future leaders about how to responsibly interact with our environment. As one of

The Alan Yen Award for the best Oral or Poster Presentation that addresses issues in the conservation of insects and allied invertebrates was awarded to Dr Remko Leijs for his

From 1 September 2020, South Australian Museum An upcoming interactive display at the South Australian Museum will explore the biodiversity of the iconic Green Carpenter Bee. The interactive uses data