Join Dr Amelie Vanderstock this World Bee Day as she shares her passion of the beauty, diversity and importance of native bees.

Discover which native bees may visit a Sydney garden and how to encourage them with plants they will love and suitable nesting places. Learn about bee ecology, how to identify the various local species and where they live (most don’t live in hives!).

If you've ever wondered 'how to make a bee hotel' that will actually support native bees to flourish - this is the workshop for you!

Participants will be provided with a timber bee house and nesting materials to fill it with to take home for their garden.

If you would rather make your own bee house at home, select the free ticket called 'without bee hotel'.

Venue: Ground Floor The Old Boot Factory Spring Street Bondi Junction.

About Dr Amelie

Dr Amelie Vanderstock (Amelie Ecology) is an ecologist, educator and performer with a PhD in native bee ecology. She researches the diversity and ecology of pollinators in urban community gardens and bushland. Amelie also researches how we can grow more positive attitudes towards insects through gardening. Amelie works with native stingless bees, and has propagated over 200 hives for urban residents. Based on her ecological research, Amelie writes songs as "Amelie Ecology" and has performed in schools and festivals across Australia, Europe and Japan. Amelie is currently working on her debut musical album and educational resource kit ‘Let’s BEE Scientists’, for preschool and early primary to be released in 2025.

Website: https://letsbeescientists.org/

Instagram/Spotify/You-tube: Amelie Ecology