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Discover Australia's Native Bees

Which native bees show potential as commercial crop pollinators in Australia? Australia accounts for just 5% of the world’s land area but 10% of the global diversity in bees with around 2,500 species. They vary greatly in colour, size, sociality, habitat preferences, physical appearance and even behaviour. Only a few native bee species produce honey, but all perform essential pollination services in our natural environment to underpin biodiversity and ecosystem health. But to what degree can they be used as commercial crop pollinators? Join us and discover some of Australia’s most intriguing native bees, which ones are currently being used to enhance commercial crop pollination outcomes and simple strategies for encouraging native bees to improve crop pollination efficiencies. Specific examples will showcase native bees being used or trialled for pollinating macadamias, berries, lucerne and glass house crops. Presenters include: Dr Tim Heard, Dr Julian Brown, Dr Katja Hogendoorn and Dr James Cook