Every Australian child should have access to this native bee poster. Many children do not realise Australia has is own varieties of indigenous bees.
These indigenous bees share a symbiotic relationship with Australia’s indigenous plants
Australian artist www.ginacranson.com has put together an indigenous bee poster for all states in Australia.
Australia has over 1500 native bees the majority are solitary bees. This means unlike the honeybee they live alone or in small families.
Some indigenous bees like the blue banded bee are superior pollinators as they are able to utilise buzz pollination. Some flowers hide their pollen inside tiny capsules. A Blue Banded Bee can grasp a flower of this type and shiver her flight muscles, causing the pollen to shoot out of the capsule. She can then collect the pollen for her nest and carry it from flower to flower, pollinating the flowers. Quite a few of our native Australian flowers require buzz pollination
I have found the poster to be a great educational tool that fill children with curiosity, ,awe ,wonder and knowledge.
I would like to think every Australian would have an opportunity of learning about native bees.
Please support Australia’s indigenous bees and local Australian artist by buying a poster.
I’ve found ever child I have shared the poster is instantly inspired. It starts them on a quest to look more deeply into nature.
This poster is the makes the perfect gift.
Gina will be sending items out daily so there is still time to purchase this poster for Christmas. Please order before the 15th of December.
1$ from every sale goes back to www.Beethecure.com to help out quest to save the bees.