To highlight the plight of indigenous bees
we have created Save the bees sticker championing the indigenous blue banded bee. (Amegilla )
Australia has over 2000 native bees the majority are solitary bees which means they live alone or in small families.
Unfortunately, Australian indigenous bees like the blue banded bee are experiencing health and population decline due to land clearing, bushfires and the use of toxic pesticides.
Unlike European Honeybees the government seems to do little to protect indigenous bees. Most indigenous bees don’t make honey and are solitary so they can’t be exploited on monoculture farms like honeybees are.
Blue banded bees nest in the soil or vegetation meaning their exposure to pesticide is greatly increased compared to bees that live in a hive.
Some indigenous bees like the blue banded bee are superior pollinators as they are able to utilise buzz pollination, a method that European Honeybees do not use. 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.
If you would like to support us and want a sticker please donate at least $5 to
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If you want more than 1 sticker just pay an extra $1 per sticker and let us know how many you want.
Orders of more than $20 will receive a free packet of sunflower � seeds that the BlueBandedBees have been enjoying.
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Or Bank transfer.
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Than email us at hellobeethecure@gmail.com
Tell us how many stickers you have paid for and the name and address you want the stickers sent to.
Thanks for the support.