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The Green Carpenter Bee has an uncertain future on Kangaroo Island due to the devastating bushfires of 2020.

Bee Friendly Farming’s popular tree grants are now open, with farmers across the country being supported to join the pledge to plant 100,000 trees for bees.

When Wheen Bee Foundation founding director Linton Briggs AO was running the North Eastern Apiarists’ Association in the early 1960s he invited some of the

The Wheen Bee Foundation has launched a video tribute and an ongoing Fund to honour Linton Briggs AM who passed away on 28 April 2020.

Wayfinder in Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region has wider ambitions than simply creating a delicious drop in a bottle. Theirs is a long-term vision to integrate habitat conservation, environmental restoration, and organic certification for their vineyard and farm.

Here at Wheen Bee Foundation, we’ve got your Christmas shopping all sorted. We’ve collected a range of gifts produced by companies who have partnered with Wheen Bee Foundation this year, as Sponsors or Business Buddies.

Did you know, that only 30% of Australia’s native bees nest in pre-existing cavities, such as bee hotels. The other 70% nest in the ground.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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