John     Apr 4, 2025

The #BlueBandedBee has been spotted in my area!

I’d never even heard of them before the local community newspaper mentioned them.

My maternal grandparents would be ashamed of me. (they were beekeepers)

#bees #bluebanded #pollinator

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/blue-banded-bee-australian-insect-of-the-year-inaugral-vote/104572938

Blue-banded bee named 2024 ABC Australian Insect of the Year as thousands vote in inaugural poll

The moth or the butterfly? The stick insect or the hoverfly? The beetle or the bee? Can you guess which is the inaugural ABC Australian Insect of the Year?   

ABC News