Tips to Help Bees

Here are a few simple tips that we can all do to help the bees in our communities:

  • Plant nectar-bearing flowers for decorative purposes on balconies, terraces, and gardens.

  • Buy only Australian made honey and hive products

  • Raise awareness among children and adolescents on the importance of bees and express your support for beekeepers.

  • Set up a pollinator farm or 'bee hotel" on your balcony, terrace, or garden; you can either make it yourself or buy one from selected gardening stores.

  • Mow your lawn or nature strip in the evening when bees are no longer foraging.

  • Encourage mixed species lawns and nature strips that include clover and other flowers and allow them to flower before mowing.

  • Substitute your grass-based lawns or nature strips with food producing plants that feed bees and people.

  • Support farmers using sustainable methods of agriculture which is healthier for us and for  soil, water, biodiversity and the climate.

Thanks to: https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/get-involved/

Joanna Cozens