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Abstracts due this Friday (1st April) for the 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference, Sydney 11–12th June 2022. Details for abstracts submissions here: anba.org.au/anba-conferenc… I just submitted mine. It's going to be a great weekend, so join us :)

Abstract deadline for the 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference has been extended for one more week. Deadline is now the 8th of April. Many excellent looking abstracts already submitted! #bees

Early-Bee registrations for the 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference (Sydney, June 2022) have been slightly extended. You can now get discounted rego until the 22nd of April. Our excellent lineup of talks will be announced soon. The conference website: anba.org.au/anba-conferenc…

Early-bee registration (on or before 22 April) and members of the Australian Native Bee Association (ANBA) receive discounts. #ANBC2022 anba.org.au/anba-conferenc…

The call for papers was a runaway success; we received a stack of high-quality proposals. We now have a full program, including the seven sessions of 40 speakers, each delivering a 10-minute speech #ANBC2022 #nativebees anba.org.au/anba-conferenc…

The Australian Native Bee Conference ends with a native bee hive exhibition. Please consider entering your hive, accessory or bee hotel. Fame and fortune await the winners. Anyone is allowed to enter and it’s free; just turn up with your exhibit with a sign. #ANBC2022 #nativebees

Great UQ representation at 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference. Highlighting the impressive stingless bee research at both UQ Biological Sciences and QAAFI. Many thanks to the organising committee especially Tim Heard Sugarbag Bees.

Join our Australian stingless bee citizen science project! Do you have a stingless bee hive & want to help discover new info on reproductive behaviours? It only takes 3 mins per week! See website with info on how to register & general stingless bee info biological-sciences.uq.edu.au/engagement/nat…

Great publication by our QLD Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation PhD student Jiali Zhang. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Australian stingless bees are so remarkable in their ability to isomerise nectar sucrose to the low GI disaccharide trehalulose. Natasha Hungerford Dr Tobias Smith Australian Native Bee Association

#UQ researchers need help to spy on native stingless bees 🐝 Read here: tinyurl.com/2bf4jsmr UQ Science Dr Tobias Smith Dr Gurion Ang #bees

Deadly varroa mite has 'potential' to threaten Queensland's bee industry, authorities warn abc.net.au/news/2022-06-2…

Do you have a native stingless bee hive in your backyard? #UQ scientists need your help! 🐝 👇 tinyurl.com/2bf4jsmr UQ Science Dr Tobias Smith Dr Gurion Ang #bees

Infrared laser thermometers. Bee people: anyone used these to measure individual bee's temperatures in research? If so, what make/model worked? Or have you used something else to measure bee temps? I work with small stingless bees, but comments about any bees welcome. Thanks!! :)

Still places available for this weekend's Native Bee ID Workshop at the University of Queensland. In this hands-on workshop learn how to ID Australian native bees using a microscope & taxonomic keys. Here for info & to register: biological-sciences.uq.edu.au/event/native-b…

I’m just back from a stingless bee industry study tour of Peninsula Malaysia. The Malaysian SB industry is bigger than Australia’s SB industry, & has a dominant focus on honey production. Some interesting lessons for Australia around SB honey processing, storage and marketing.

You won't bee-lieve what has us buzzzzzzing with excitement today... It's World Bee Day! 🐝🍯 So, it's only fitting we give you the inside scoop (of honey) on bees, courtesy of UQ's resident bee expert Dr Tobias Smith and Contact Magazine. Read: bit.ly/42R6LIH 📸: Adobe

I’ve teamed up with the Wheen Bee Foundation foundation to create this lovely poster aimed at raising funds for Australian bee taxonomy. Enjoy a bunch of my photos and text while feeling good that the proceeds go right back to researching these amazing little animals.

Meet the tiny wonders of our ecosystems: native bees! 🐝 ✨️ Have a listen as Dr Tobias Smith from the Australian Native Bee Association walks us through some fascinating bee facts. #auspol #savethebees