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| ARTICLE 13 -- December 2009 The Mysterious Fighting Swarms by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Thousands of bees may die in battles to the death in fighting swarms of stingless bees. What triggers this behaviour? Ros Gloag of the University of Sydney used DNA techniques to find some answers. Read our detailed report on her findings. Download PDF version (size: 312K) View HTML version |
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Article 12: Stingless Bees Entomb Beetle Invaders
Article 11: Australia's Biggest Ever Native Bee Workshop
Article 10: Blue Banded Bee Pollination Trials at Adelaide Uni
Article 9: Tomato Pollination with Blue Banded Bees
Article 8: Make Nest Blocks for Blue Banded Bees
Article 7: Native Bee Hives in Spectacular 3D
Article 6: Secrets of Stingless Bee Breeding
Article 5: Aussie Bee's Gardens Rise From the Ashes
Article 4: The Largest Bee in the World
Article 3: Natural Hive Duplication - Alternative to Splitting
Article 2: Blue Banded Bees: Potential Tomato Pollinators
Article 1: Welcome to Aussie Bee Online
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| ARTICLE 12 -- November 2007 Stingless Bees Entomb Beetle Invaders by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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African Small Hive Beetles are invading eastern Australia. Will they harm our Austroplebeia stingless bees? Megan Halcroft of the University of Western Sydney made some fascinating discoveries. Download PDF version (size: 440K) View HTML version Also read our general report on the African Small Hive Beetles and how to recognise them |
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| ARTICLE 11 -- October 2007 Australia's Biggest Ever Native Bee Workshop by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Fifty one native bee enthusiasts and ten presenters descended on the University of Western Sydney in 2006 for Australia's biggest ever native bee workshop. They came from NSW and interstate for two days of seminars, practicals and lively discussions. Read our detailed report. Download PDF version (size: 472K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 10 -- September 2006 Blue Banded Bee Pollination Trials at Adelaide University by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Dr Katja Hogendoorn and her team at the University of Adelaide have shown that blue banded bees could be a great alternative to European bumblebees for the Australian greenhouse tomato industry. Download PDF version (size: 226K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 9 -- April 2006 Tomato Pollination with Blue Banded Bees: The Results Are In! by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Melissa Bell's research at the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury has now shown that blue banded bees (Amegilla) can be efficient pollinators of greenhouse tomatoes. Download PDF version (size: 241K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 8 -- April 2006 How to Make Nest Blocks for Blue Banded Bees by Les Dollin, ANBRC |
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Australian blue banded bees (Amegilla) can be encouraged to nest in small portable nest blocks. Follow these step by step instructions and make your own nest blocks for your native blue banded bees. Download PDF version (size: 370K) Note: HTML version not available for this article. |
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| ARTICLE 7 -- December 2005 Native Bee Hives Viewed in Spectacular 3D! by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Mark Greco of the University of Western Sydney - Hawkesbury has developed an amazing new way of safely looking inside the nests of native bees using 'X-ray computerised tomgraphy' or CT scans. See Mark's remarkable three dimensional images of stingless bee hives and blue banded bee nests. Download PDF version (size: 303K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 6 -- August 2002 Secrets of Stingless Bee Breeding - The Results are In! by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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How many drones mate with a virgin queen stingless bee when she soars away on her mating flight? Does the queen bee lay all the eggs in the brood comb? Kellie Palmer of the University of Sydney has used innovative DNA techniques to answer these questions -- with some surprising results. Download PDF version (size: 303K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 5 -- August 2002 Aussie Bee's Gardens Rise from the Ashes by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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The bushfires of 2001 devastated the bee gardens at Aussie Bee along with many precious bee nests. But just eight months later the gardens are back! What's more, with our new knowledge of plants loved by native bees, we have been able to create even better gardens. Download PDF version (size: 400K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 4 -- November 2001 The Largest Bee in the World by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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This 39 mm long bee with enormous pointy jaws, Megachile pluto, was found in 1859 in the jungles of Indonesia, then not seen again for over 100 years. Finally in 1981 the bee was rediscovered. Read the fascinating history of this bee and explore the amazing nests it builds inside the nests of termites. Download PDF version (size: 292K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 3 -- November 2001 Natural Hive Duplication - An Alternative Method of Propagating Australian Stingless Bees by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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This simple, non-invasive method is gaining wide popularity. The Natural Hive Duplication technique is described in full detail for the first time. Stingless bee keepers are asked to help the ANBRC by making some observations. Download PDF version (size: 261K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 2 -- November 2001 Blue Banded Bees - Potential Pollinators of Glasshouse Tomatoes by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Melissa Bell of the University of Western Sydney -Hawkesbury is conducting Australia’s first glasshouse trials with native blue banded bees. The latest results in this groundbreaking study show the potential of these bees for tomato pollination. Download PDF version (size: 210K) View HTML version |
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| ARTICLE 1 -- November 2001 Welcome to Aussie Bee Online by Dr Anne Dollin, ANBRC |
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Meet the authors and explore the variety of topics to be covered in Aussie Bee Online, this exciting FREE resource from the Australian Native Bee Research Centre. Download PDF version (size: 252K) View HTML version |
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We hope you will print out copies of these Aussie Bee Online articles and keep them in a ring-backed binder. They will build up, year by year, into a substantial new addition to your native bee library. We have provided this splendid, full colour cover page (featuring the vivid colours of Australian native bees) so you can decorate the front of your binder. Download PDF version (size: 308K) Note: HTML version not available for this page. |
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