
Hoselink – our newest Business Buddy
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
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
Building Better Beekeeping Businesses after Bushfire. Wheen Bee Foundation is pleased to announce a number of $18,000 scholarships are available for commercial Beekeepers in Australia. Initially, 14 scholarships are being
It is estimated that about 1000 Australian bees do not have a name, and are therefore invisible. Wheen Bee Foundation has launched a Discover Bees Fund that will support the
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
The Green Carpenter Bee is an iconic and threatened Australian species of bee that exists on Kangaroo Island and also in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Devastating bushfires through 2019/2020 have
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
Viewbank College’s Young persons Plan for the Planet (YPPP)Team was recently declared as the ResourceSmart secondary school Action Team of the year. They were awarded this very prestigious award for
Wheen Bee Foundation was recently asked to provide donation envelopes for circulation at the funeral in memory of Anton (Tony) Placko (12.6.1944 – 3.7.2020) If you already have everything you
On Earth Day 2020, partnered with Seacology, the campaign was launched to help save the Green Carpenter Bees on Kangaroo Island. With 95% of the habitat gone, some of the
A pre-release online screening of the Award winning film Honeyland. Tailored for World Bee Day, this screening premieres the Global Online Waggle Dance. See it first here. Watch them both
Join the Waggle Dance Challenge. An Australian-led global celebration of bees for World Bee Day. The 2020 Global Online Waggle Dance Challenge is an attempt to achieve 20,000 waggle dance
It is with great sadness that I advise of the death of Linton Briggs AM. Linton took ill in late 2019 and passed away peacefully in Wangaratta District Hospital in
Wheen Bee Foundation is seeking to appoint a Project Manager to assist increasing pollinator prevalence, health and diversity in farm landscapes across Victoria and the Riverina Plains. The role is
How often do you get a chance to save a species from extinction? Beginning on Earth Day 2020, you can help us do just that! Seacology, a US based charity
ANZ Seeds of Renewal is a grants program designed to help build vibrant, sustainable rural communities and to support the ongoing prosperity of regional Australia. Since 2003, the program has
Wheen Bee Foundation has been working with a range of industry stakeholders and supporting industry trials to enable the safe importation of queens via the Post Entry Quarantine facility based
Wheen Bee Foundation is delighted to announce that His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DCS (retired), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and keen apiarist, has recently agreed to
Thank you for your support of our conservation action for the Green Carpenter Bee on Kangaroo Island. This work has now taken an unexpected turn, due to the extremely intense and destructive fires
Wheen Bee Foundation respectfully acknowledges the lives lost and communities impacted across the country during this very difficult fire season. The Bushfires burning across the Australian landscape are decimating many
Your donation helps Wheen Bee Foundation address the national and global threats to bees.