Tasmania's native bees aren't as notorious as the Tassie devil or the swift parrot. But these tiny, unassuming and strangely beguiling bugs are incredibly important to the state's forests and fields.
abc.net.au/news/bumblebees-honeybees-and-native-bees-of-tasmania/102370330Tiny, unassuming and strangely beguiling, Tasmania's native bees don't get as much notoriety as the Tassie devil or the swift parrot.Australia is home to over 1,500 native bees, more than 100 of which call Tasmania home.All the single ladies, all the single ladies
"I've seen several tree ferns that are like a tower block of reed bees, all using multiple tunnels and really gathered together in quite a concentrated area."While female native bees are living the solo high life snoozing in their bachelorette pads, male bees spend their nights out in the elements — and to survive, they snooze in cuddle puddles.
"That is the reason why there's a whole lobby of people who want more bumblebees in Tasmania for tomato pollination," Dr Henry said."They are also invasive, they outcompete our native bees," Dr Henry said.Both honey and bumblebees are larger than Tassie's native bees and this and gives them and advantage over our tiny tackers.
"They get first access to food resources and they even damage some of our native flowers so that the flowers won't fruit and nobody gets the nectar," Dr Henry said. "That also means that they're not as effective at gathering pollen for themselves so, they have to fly to way more flowers."If they bump into one, they'll be like, 'eeew', and fly across the orchard to the next row of trees.
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