Sydney study into native bee health

Leafcutter bee

Leafcutter bee

A research project is underway in Sydney, led by Tanya Latty, into the health of native bees.

In their new facebook page

Tanya Latty says:.
The goal of the Urban Bees project is to study the ecology of native bees in community gardens within greater Sydney metropolitan area.
Specifically, we will address four main questions:
1) Which species of native bee are present in community gardens and in what numbers?
2) Which plant species/flowers are attractive to bees?
3) Which garden characteristics influence bee diversity and abundance?
4) Are community gardens a ‘habitat island’ for native bees, and how does bee abundance and diversity compare to other urban green spaces such as parks?

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Go the bees and thanks to Tanya and your fellow researchers,

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