Native Bees with Dr Kit Prendergast

Hosts: Zack (He/They) and Issy (She/They) On today's episode Zack played an interview he conducted with Dr Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist and science communicator with the moniker of the Bee Babette. We also had a brief chat about our native blue banded bees and why they are good and cool. Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Friday 6th 5:30 - 8:30 - Beaudesert Landcare Cane Toad Tadpole Trapping Workshop - Biddaddaba 7:00 - 10:00 - Friday Night Cane Toad Catching - Spring Lake Park, Springfield Lakes 17:30 - 19:00 - Twilight Walk Karawatha Rocks Track - Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre, Karawatha Saturday 7th 6:00 - 10:00 - Bird Watching Walk - Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Bald Hills 8:00 - Bushcare Working Bee - Crosby Road Park, Ascot 8:00 - 12:00 - IndigiScapes Eco Markets - 17 Runnymede Road, Capalaba 8:30 - 10:00 - Mother-of-Millions Bushcare - 47 Fleming Road, Chapel Hill 8:30 - Xmas Bushcare Party - 26 Mount Gravatt Outlook Drive, Mount Gravatt Sunday 8th 8:00 - 10:00 - Bushcare & BBQ Breakfast - Corner Hilda and Devaney Street, Corinda Wednesday 11th 7:30 - 9:30 - Success Street Bushcare - Corner of Success Street and Beatty Road, Acacia Ridge 10:00 - 11:00 - Native Plants Guided Walk - Downfall Creek Bushland Centre, Chermside West Timestamps and Links: 0:00:00 - Intro + wildlife rescue resource 0:05:12 - Interview with Dr Kit Prendergast about native bees and pollination part 1 0:18:02 - Interview with Dr Kit Prendergast about native bees and - pollination part 2 0:28:49 - A quick bit on carpenter bees 0:32:02 - Brisbane’s blue banded bees 0:40:23 - Bushcare roundup https://www.youtube.com/@TheBeeBabette https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en 4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded.