News and Events

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. As she digs a vertical

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