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Sydney Native Bees

Locality: Sydney, Australia

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Address: 810 pittwater road, dee why 2099 Sydney, NSW, Australia

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23.01.2022 At the entrance to her excavated home The Metallic Green Carpenter Bee nests by hollowing out stalks of grasstrees - Xanthorrhoea, or soft wood such as Banksia, Casuarina, Melaleuca and Leptospermum. The females will excavate a tunnel with her jaws, then picks up and dumps the wood shavings outside. The hollow can reach 30 cm long by 1.1-1.4 cm in diameter. Larger pieces of wood may allow for multiple tunnels. Several female bees may use a nest, one breeding and the othe...rs guarding. Adult bees hibernate communally, with both sexes in the nests. In spring, females may form reproductive associations or start nesting solitarily. Males tend to gather in old nests and have been observed to occupy non-resource based territories at hilltops, but also inspect nests in search of receptive females or exhibit territorial behaviour around nests. A female defends the 7mm-10mm wide entrance by blocking it with its abdomen. Both male and female bees may overwinter within the tunnels. The tunnels are partitioned into several cells, where the mother bee lays an egg in each accompanied by provisions of nectar and pollen. Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata female Northern Beaches, Sydney 30th Aug

22.01.2022 :. Amegilla Ambiance .: Always zipping around the perennial basil, it’s one of the easiest places to find an array of native bees & in my backyard. Sound on for some sloMo bandy vibes... .: Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Blue Banded Bee Northern Beaches, Sydney

22.01.2022 ::. connecting with the neighbours .:: A local natural habitat, a nest injection we performed 2 years ago. Tetragonula carbonaria Sydney Native Bee Rescue... (..original injection rescue link posted in the comments..)

21.01.2022 \\ The Green & Gold // Iridescent features on this unique & flamboyant male Australian native bee! a Peacock Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata enjoying himself on the nectar abundant and local tea trees in flower this early Spring Head into the bush to find these bees engorging themselves on local nectar resources, loudly buzzing through their territorial male behaviour, while always on the search for the distinct iridescent females!... .::. A couple of sloMo speeds for more flamboyance! Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata male Northern Beaches, Sydney 13th Sept by Dan .::.

21.01.2022 .:: Native Connections ::. Pollinating my Finger Limes. I’m pretty stoked to have our local Xylocopa bees on my suburban property, as I usually have to go bush to find & film these native bees. This is a female metallic carpenter bee Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata pollinating another season of my backyard Australian finger limes (Citrus australasica)... As our weather is warming, our native bees are emerging more frequently! It has been a few months since I have seen one of these iridescent girls!

21.01.2022 .::. Sunday Session with the Locals .::. How is this unique & flamboyant male Australian native bee! a Peacock Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata enjoying himself on the nectar abundant and local tea trees in flower this early Spring Head into the bush to find these bees engorging themselves on local nectar resources, loudly buzzing through their territorial male behaviour, while always on the search for the distinct iridescent females!... .::. A couple of sloMo speeds & even flipped him in reverse for more flamboyance! Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata male Northern Beaches, Sydney 13th Sept by Dan .::.

20.01.2022 .::. Pink bits .::. After long days foraging and warming the wings in the fresh Spring sun, it ends with taking the ‘pink bits’ back home to an excavated, permanent and snug habitat. Natural connections .:. Both indigenous, this Bee & the flower both are endemic to Eastern Australia. ... Eriostemon australasius commonly known as pink wax flower, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae. It is an erect, bushy shrub with narrow oblong leaves, and pink flowers with five petals, blooming in late Winter and early Spring. This is also the same time the Metallic Green Carpenter Bees starts to emerge and begin their foraging & reproductive activity .:. Xylocopa aerata female Northern Beaches, Sydney 30th Aug

18.01.2022 One way in, One way out ..or is there? Peacock Carpenter Bee Adult bees hibernate communally, with both sexes in the nests. In spring, females may form reproductive associations or start nesting solitarily. Males tend to gather in old nests and have been observed to occupy non-resource based territories at hilltops, but also inspect nests in search of receptive females or exhibit territorial behaviour around nests. The female Metallic Green Carpenter Bees nest by hollo...wing out stalks of grasstrees - Xanthorrhoea, or soft wood such as Banksia, Casuarina, Melaleuca and Leptospermum. Both male and female bees may overwinter within the tunnels. The tunnels are partitioned into several cells, where the mother bee lays an egg in each accompanied by provisions of nectar and pollen. These excavated hollows can reach 30 cm long by 1.1-1.4 cm in diameter. Larger pieces of wood may allow for multiple tunnels. Several female bees may use a nest, one breeding and the others guarding. Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata male Northern beaches, Sydney 30th Aug

17.01.2022 -\|/- Devil flowers -\|/- This persistent little Amegilla bee is finding it to be a tad spiky & extra tricky to reap in the nectar filled goodness! Flowering mountain devil (Lambertia formosa - endemic to nsw) attracting some local pollinators into it’s fold. Native species connecting! sound oN for a buzZ & in reverse for fun!... Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Northern Beaches Bush, Sydney

17.01.2022 .: Golden Fuzz :. Im always on the lookout for native pollinators to welcome into my backyard & today I was happy to be greeting a local fuzzy Aussie bee. Sound on for some fuzzy beats ... .: Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Teddy Bear Bee Northern Beaches, Sydney

15.01.2022 .:\\ Decorative Amegilla //:. wear it around your neck!.. you know you want to. Bluey ‘neck’ ornament by Bees Please by MBarnettDesigns Our beautiful Limited edition Christmas ornaments are finally here!... Featuring everyone's favourite bee, The Blue Banded, as well as a very Aussie Wattle wreath. Our Tree ornament is made with a gold plated metal base which is then filled with enamel, baked and polished to perfection to catch all those twinkling lights on your tree! With lots of registered interest already we are really excited to announce that sales open 9am 21st November with only 100 available. Get in quick to make sure you don't miss out! Head to www.beespleasembd.com to get your very own ornament #sydneylocal #supportlocalartists #australiannativebees

15.01.2022 .:X:.. scar face ..:X:. Old mate Tc drone looks like he is bearing a few ‘life scars’ to be proud of. An indentation on his left compound eye, possibly a missin...g mandible & an ultimate X shaped facial scar! 4 months now. I’ve been observing these drones congregating on my property since early May. Male Tetragonula carbonaria 8th Sept Northern Beaches, Sydney

14.01.2022 .: Who’s your Daddy..? 12hr comp :. Have a guess & score some points & for all the young bees who will never meet their Dad! .:. 4points 1 for each male native bee? + a bonus point for beeing the 1st!... ..or just make up some new names for their Dad Bods Go on & have a crack! Do it for your Father . .. .... ...... ........ ........... .............. ................. photo creds 1 by D.Smailes 2 by D.Smailes 3 by G.Parry 4 by D.Smailes .................. ................ ............. ........... ......... ...... .... .. . hint They are all Australian, but you cant find them all in every state/territory.

14.01.2022 _.-: Finalist in VYT competition :-._ The winner of the 2020 VisualiseYourThesis competition will be the video with the most views. We can help viewing our favourite entry before the official competition winner announcement on Monday, 19th Oct. How to count tropical pollinators in Australia? Estimating the colony density of the Australian native bee Tetragonula carbonaria ... by Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno University of Sydney _- Click here to view & auto vote _- https://visualiseyourthesis.figshare.com//How_to_/13012811 Sydney Beelab University of Sydney Faculty of Science, University of Sydney

11.01.2022 :=~ Long Tongued Bee ~=: Perched at the mouth of a flower, the bee unfolds the beaky maxilla and extends its tongue into the corolla of the flower, dipping and retracting it to lap up the nectar. The proboscis is an extendable straw-like tongue, used to enable the extraction of nectar from deep, tubular flowers. In most species, the bee's tongue is guarded by a long, two-sided, beak of a sheath and when it is not in use the proboscis is folded up and stored in a grooved stru...cture within the bee’s head. Amegilla bombiformis filmed last Summer at the Wollongong Botanic Garden :=~ The Gong Teddy ~=: ................................... .............................. ......................... .................... ............... .......... ..... .

10.01.2022 .: A confident Queen :. deciding not to lay in this fully provisioned cell..! This colony is very focused in supporting their new Queen (their 1st queen in an educted daughter hive) and dedicated to their brood’s growth and development. She has only just started laying in Spring, only a few layers deep of egg mass, and all of her offspring are yet to hatch. Although, the bottom layer must be getting close now.. and I’ll keep an eye out for callows (pale/white baby bees) wond...ering around the brood possibly next week! Tetragonula carbonaria

09.01.2022 :=~ Amegilla bombiformis ~=: is a stocky bee which can resemble a bumblebee in shape, and is covered in orange-brown fur. They can be commonly referred to as the Austrian Teddy Bear Bee. Their abdomen has several dark hairless bands, seven in the case of males & six for females. I filmed this one at the Wollongong Botanic Garden :=~ The Gong Teddy ~=:... ................................... .............................. ......................... .................... ............... .......... ..... . #bee #amegilla #nativebees #australiannative #sydneynativebees See more

09.01.2022 .: Underbelly fuzZ :. some different angles to admire of a local drone’s fuzzy underside! Tetragonula carbonaria male bee Northern Beaches, Sydney

08.01.2022 :=~ Long Tongued Bee ~=: Slurping at the mouth of a flower, the bee unfolds the beaky maxilla and extends its tongue into the corolla of the flower, dipping and retracting it to lap up the nectar. The proboscis is an extendable straw-like tongue, used to enable the extraction of nectar from deep, tubular flowers. In most species, the bee's tongue is guarded by a long, two-sided, beak of a sheath and when it is not in use the proboscis is folded up and stored in a grooved str...ucture within the bee’s head. Amegilla asserta in my backyard Northern Beaches, Sydney ................................... .............................. ......................... .................... ............... .......... ..... . ..... .......... Slurpbee

06.01.2022 . Amegilla & Tomatoes . Tomatoes (and many Australian native plants) are 'buzz pollinated': the flower is like a salt and pepper shaker and bees shake the pollen out through pores in the anthers," said native bee expert Dr Katja Hogendoorn from the University of Adelaide. Dr Hogendoorn and her colleagues found the blue-banded bee gets the pollen by banging its head on the flower's anthers at a staggering 350 times a second.... . SloMo vid of some bluey flight skills & head banging Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta in my Northern Beaches backyard by Dan + full article . https://www.abc.net.au//australian-blue-banded-bee/7019074

06.01.2022 ::. Connecting with the Neighbours .:: A handmade natural habitat, a local nest injection of Indigenous Honey Bees, we successfully performed 2 years ago! The last video is it today, a very healthy & happy colony to have been put back into a natural habitat... Tetragonula carbonaria by Sydney Native Bee Rescue celebrating Australian Pollinator Week

05.01.2022 :. In & Out .: Male Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata natural habitat Northern beaches, Sydney 13th Sept

04.01.2022 : 2 Locals : A female Metallic Carpenter Bee nourishing on Coastal Tea Tree : Xylocopa (Lestis) species on Leptospermum laevigatum :

04.01.2022 .:\\ 1 hour of Conservation Power //:. We hope you enjoyed our LIVE broadcast today! on our ‘walk & talk’ with Costa & Dan at a regional botanic garden & native bee sanctuary by Sydney Native Bee Rescue & the Australian Native Bee Association

03.01.2022 \\ Leaving their nest // These flamboyant Male Peacock Carpenter Bees are out in force once again & starting a new season with our current warm Winter’s end. Head into the bush to find them searching for the iridescent females (one in the background) in and around their unique & natural habitat. \\ Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata male Northern Beaches, Sydney Aug 30th

03.01.2022 _- Launching -_ into the weekend ahead & the beginning of \\ Australian Pollinator Week // 8th - 15th Nov Join us in celebrating this year with Costa + Dan The Australian Native Bee Association’s special online event, this Sunday at 2pm... Bee Conservation in Action A 'walk & talk' through a regional botanic garden focusing on some of the recent Sydney Native Bee Rescues relocated within. https://fb.me/e/3NkIF7qSH

03.01.2022 \\.. see ya later ..// & bring on the fresh new blooms!

02.01.2022 :..: Bluey Manoeuvres :..: a 2min expression session! sound on Swivelling & oscillating with their ‘In flight’ entertainment skills, local Amegilla asserta bees were dancing around the flowers & nourishing on the nectar flow! Amegilla asserta : Bluey ... Bombo Beach Nsw .................................. .............................. ......................... .................... ............... .......... ..... . #bees #nativebees #australiannative #bluebandedbee #sydneynativebees Australian Pollinator Week See more

01.01.2022 \\ Going live in 1/2hour T O D A Y 4-5pm // Head over to Costa Georgiadis Official fB page!

01.01.2022 .::. Princess Cells .::. Double the size Potential queen cells are built on the outer edges of the TC brood cluster & are twice the size, stocked with double the amount of provisioned food (honey & pollen) before the queen lays her egg. These virgin queen bees will emerge from their closed cells after around 50 days, & if she is lucky enough a chosen princess might just find herself in a mating swarm to potentially become the future ‘Queen of the Colony’ .::.

01.01.2022 \\ See you T O D A Y 4-5pm LIVE // Wrapping up Australian Pollinator Week together! with the almighty Megan Halcroft, Tim Heard, Dan Smailes, Fiona Chambers, Kit Prendergast and the one & only Costa Georgiadis