Native Bee Workshop

IndigiScapes

Spend a day with bee expert, scientist and educator Dr Tim Heard and learn all you need to know about native bees & how to keep them at home

IndigiScapes Centre

This workshop alternates between slide presentations and a practical session to build a strong foundation of knowledge and experience. The stunning slide presentation will cover the topics of:<ul><li>Bee nesting biology</li><li>Bee foraging biology</li><li>Diversity of wild bees</li><li>Importance of bees in natural systems</li><li>Traditional stingless beekeeping around the world</li><li>Modern stingless beekeeping in Australia</li><li>Using stingless bees for pollination of gardens and farms</li><li>Sugarbag honey and its properties</li><li>Rescuing bees threatened in the wild, and more. </li></ul>In the practical session of this workshop, we will open a hive and observe the amazing structures within. We will divide the hive into two halves showing the process of colony propagation and finish with a tasting of native honey.Suitable for people 18 years plusCost: $75.00 per person including morning tea on arrival, lunch and honey tasting for afternoon tea, brought to you by our local pollinators and catered by IndigiCafe.On the day you can also explore IndigiScapes hives in the Native Botanic Gardens and plan a visit to our Nursery (open 10am to 3pm) to learn more about pollinator attracting native plants.

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