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Beeing There! (And Here!) - The B & B Highway In Waverley
If you notice a gathering of birds, native stingless bees and butterflies at a local intersection or in nature near your house, it may very well be because Waverley is now hosting some ‘B & B’s’ – part of the B & B Highway. The B & B (Bed & Breakfasts for Bees, Birds, Butterflies & Biodiversity) Highway is an exciting Sydney initiative that launched in early 2019. It aims to provide pollinator habitat such as native stingless beehives and nesting boxes located in hubs across suburbs so our pollinators are offered rest and respite. Over 30 B & B’s…
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Ryde Is Buzzing - A B & B Highway Update
The Ryde electorate is buzzing with the news that it will be a central location for the development of the B & B Highway, PlantingSeeds’ pollinator pathway across Sydney that features ‘B & Bs’ in public schools and other educational and community centres. Supported by the NSW Department of Education, the B & B (Bed & Breakfasts for Bees, Birds, Butterflies & Biodiversity) Highway features pollinator habitat such as native stingless beehives and nesting boxes located in hubs across suburbs so our pollinators are offered rest and respite. Over 30 B & B’s have been implemented with many more planned.…
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Stingless Beekeeping - Filipino Style
Pre-COVID19, in March of 2020, I had the chance to visit the Philippines for the first time. I attended the 2nd International Meliponine Conference and Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) Philippines Symposium on Pollinator Conservation - a native bee conference held at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) which included speakers from around the world and Australian native bee expert Dr Tim Heard. My first impression of the country was the kindness and cheerfulness of its people. Everyone was so friendly and jolly. The food was delicious, consisting of rice in all its possible variants, fresh coconuts and juicy…
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The B & B Highway's Wentworth Launch Receives Support From Local Jewish Organisations
In October, Planting Seeds launched the Wentworth location of the B & B Highway. The launch took place at Woollahra’s Emanuel Synagogue. Members of the community joined us for the event and two local newspapers reported on the success of the event! Below is the article featured in the Sydney Jewish Report. 'to bee or not to bee' A number of Jewish organizations are participating in an initiative that has Sydney 'buzzing'. The 'B & B' Highway Sydney has joined cities such as Oslo and Vancouver this year with its airborne pollinator pathway that is helping to redress the alarming…
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The B & B Highway On ABC News And The Conversation
Today our founder Judy Friedlander went on ABC News with Ros Childs to talk about our B & B Highway initiative. You can watch the interview below: You can also read Judy’s story on The Conversation from this week about the B & B Highway here.
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How City B&B Gardens Can Regenerate And Help Our Distressed Pollinators
We at PlantingSeeds by FoodFaith share the sense of loss and sadness generated by the heartbreaking images of distressed, hurt and thirsty koalas, kangaroos and other animals and scenes of devastation showing dead animals. Of course, the human loss from the bushfires is shocking but so too is the impact on our animal population. Ecologist and Professor Chris Dickman from the University of Sydney says the Australian bushfires have contributed to the loss of well over one billion animals including birds, reptiles, frogs, fish, bats and insects. Of course, we cry and mourn what we have lost. But we also…