Category: World Bee Day
Bees contribute an estimated $4.2 billion to Australian agriculture each year, yet the array of pollinators underpinning that system face threats on multiple fronts, including climate change, habitat loss, agricultural chemical use and the ongoing spread of pests and diseases. Varroa mite, one of the world’s most destructive honey bee pests, has spread across the […]
Australia’s morning tea tables will turn golden as communities across Australia celebrate the essential role bees and beekeepers play in food production, biodiversity and ecosystem health. The Great Bee Morning Tea held by the Wheen Bee Foundation for World Bee Day on Wednesday, 20 May is a way to come together and hold a morning tea with treats made with pure Australian honey. Wheen Bee Foundation CEO Fiona Chambers says the […]
Farmers’ markets across Australia will turn yellow this May to celebrate the bees that make fresh food possible. The Bring Your Buzz campaign invites marketgoers to wear yellow and show their support for bees and the vital role they play in food production. The campaign runs from Saturday, 16 May to Sunday, 24 May and […]
Australians are being encouraged to celebrate the vital role bees play in nourishing the nation this World Bee Day. Tuesday, May 20 marks the eighth annual World Bee Day, a celebration that shines the spotlight on the importance of bees around the globe. This year’s World Bee Day theme, announced by the Food and Agriculture […]
It’s that time of year again when visitors to local farmers’ markets bring out their yellow and pay homage to the world’s busiest buzzing workers, bees. The Bring Your Buzz campaign encourages people to wear yellow to their favourite farmers’ markets as part of the global celebrations for World Bee Day on Tuesday May 20. […]
May 20 marks the seventh annual World Bee Day, and this year’s focus is on the vital role bees play in global food production. Wheen Bee Foundation CEO Fiona Chambers says while many people have some understanding of the importance of bees, most don’t know the true extent to which we depend on bees […]
12 MAY 2021: 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. “Three quarters of our food diversity is pollinated to some degree by bees,” said Jane Adams, National Spokesperson of the Australian Farmers […]
13 SEPTEMBER 2019: A Reception hosted at Government House by Their Excellencies General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove on 20th May 2019 was attended by 100 invited guests representing all states and Territories of Australia. Dr Max Whitten (WBF), Jodie Goldsworthy (Apimondia), HE Jurij Rifelj, Slovenian Ambassador, wife of Slovenian Ambassador, HE General […]
18 APRIL 2019: There was a significant buzz at the Slovenian Embassy in Canberra today as the programme for Australia’s contribution to World Bee Day was launched, along with a new and very special beehive. A unique beehouse was officially inaugurated today at the Embassy of Slovenia in Canberra. Happy bees buzzed in and out […]