Native bees in the Mountains

By Megan Halcroft, Bees Business Phd.
Updated May 14 2021 - 3:01pm, first published April 29 2021 - 9:55am
Leaf Cutter bee Photo: Marc Newman
Leaf Cutter bee Photo: Marc Newman

The Blue Mountains is home to about 200 species of native bee. The common European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is what most people think of when you mention 'bees'. But the honey bee is not native to Australia, and it is not the best pollinator of many of our flowering plant species.

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