The buzz about native bees - school holiday workshop

Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Inc. (B4C) was established as an incorporated catchment and landcare group in 1997. The success of our organisation has been achieved to a major degree by the efforts and outcomes of our services provided by the Ecosystem Services Unit.As a Social Enterprise, we reinvest the majority of our profits in supporting the environment and the community.Our activities with the community are undertaken through education and school projects, supporting bushcare groups when requested and by providing the community opportunities to be involved in tree planting, weeding and working on waterways and bushlands.Our office is located at our Sustainability Centre in Carindale.

Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee

Hands-on workshop looking at the fascinating world of Australian native bees, for children aged 5 to 12 and their accompanying adult/s.

This hands-on workshop is designed to be an introduction to the fascinating world of Australian Native bees. It's best suited to children aged 5 to 12 and their accompanying adult/s.We will begin by looking at what makes a bee a bee, their life cycle and their critical importance in sustaining the plant world around us. We will investigate what they eat, where they like to live and how to identify the species most common around the city. We will also look at what you should have in your home garden to attract them and how to encourage them to set up home there. After morning tea, we will visit the bee space at B4C to see how they attract and house native bees before returning to the workspace so that each of our young bee enthusiasts can create and personalise their own ‘bee hotel’ to take home with them. Each participant should bring with them their own water bottle and wear a hat and sunscreen. WORKSHOP FACILITATORGary King (M.Ed) is an educator with over 30 years of experience introducing children to the wonders of the nature in their own backyards in both Canada and here in Australia. An active member of the Whites Hill Bushcare group, he has a keen interest in Brisbane’s unique plants and animals and sharing how we can work together to provide the habitat they need to live among us. Tickets for children are $10 each. All children to be accompanied by an adult (accompanying adults do not need to book tickets for themselves).This workshop is made possible thanks to the Brisbane City Council 'Cultivating Community Gardens' grant.

The buzz about native bees - school holiday workshop

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