Karen Retra
  • News
  • videos
  • Resources
  • Native bees Bee hotels
  • About Contact
Karen Retra
  • News/
  • videos/
  • Resources/
  • By topic/
    • Native bees
    • Bee hotels
  • About & Contact/
    • About
    • Contact
bbb_banner.jpg
Karen Retra

Neighbourhood naturalist, gardener and native bee tragic - photos, videos & more

News

Karen Retra: notes of a neighbourhood naturalist in Albury, Australia. Particularly native bees, nature and garden.

Karen Retra
  • News/
  • videos/
  • Resources/
  • By topic/
    • Native bees
    • Bee hotels
  • About & Contact/
    • About
    • Contact
 
November 15, 2015

Wild Pollinator Count on again - 15-22 November

November 15, 2015/ Karen Retra
Wild Pollinator Count on again - 15-22 November

Our Guide to Pollinator Insects is out! Plus lots of events happening for this round of the Wild Pollinator Count, November 15-22nd, thanks to a partnership with Slopes2Summit.

Read More
November 15, 2015/ Karen Retra/ Comment
nature
#OzPollinators, events, resource, citizen science
September 11, 2015

New generation emerges at bee hotel

September 11, 2015/ Karen Retra
New generation emerges at bee hotel

In this video a native bee breaks its way out of the cell its mother created and sealed a year ago. It uses its mouth parts to remove the resin seal, eventually enabling it to fly off.

Read More
September 11, 2015/ Karen Retra/ 2 Comments
native bees, video
emerging bee, resin bee, bee hotel, nature
September 01, 2015

Native bees are back - four species sighted in August!

September 01, 2015/ Karen Retra
Native bees are back - four species sighted in August!

These native bees were spotted before the official start to spring.

Read More
September 01, 2015/ Karen Retra/ Comment
native bees
nature observations, seasons, native bees
April 10, 2015

Native cuckoo bee spotting ahead of Wild Pollinator Count

April 10, 2015/ Karen Retra
Native cuckoo bee spotting ahead of Wild Pollinator Count

A little video of the stunning Chequered cuckoo bee.

Read More
April 10, 2015/ Karen Retra/ Comment
native bees, nature, video
cuckoo bee, pollinators, urban biodiversity, weeds
  • Previous
  • Next
  • News/
  • videos/
  • Resources/
  • By topic/
    • Native bees
    • Bee hotels
  • About & Contact/
    • About
    • Contact

Karen Retra

Karen Retra. A neighbourhood naturalist, home gardener and native bee tragic.

Hello and welcome ...

 
Karen.png
 

Hi, I'm Karen ... a neighbourhood naturalist, home gardener and native bee tragic. Read more 
 

 

Subscribe

Like to receive new posts
by email?

 
Join the list

Also:
 


RSS for this blog

View posts by category
  • honey bees 14
  • learning & inspiration 34
  • media 5
  • native bees 21
  • nature 16
  • our home & garden 65
  • video 13

Posts by date
  • May 2020 2
  • October 2019 1
  • May 2018 1
  • April 2018 1
  • March 2018 2
  • November 2015 2
  • September 2015 2
  • April 2015 1
  • March 2015 4
  • February 2015 1
  • January 2015 1
  • December 2014 2
  • November 2014 3
  • October 2014 4
  • September 2014 1
  • August 2014 1
  • July 2014 1
  • June 2014 2
  • April 2014 1
  • March 2014 1
  • December 2013 2
  • November 2013 5
  • October 2013 2
  • September 2013 1
  • August 2013 1
  • June 2013 2
  • May 2013 1
  • April 2013 1
  • March 2013 3
  • February 2013 2
  • January 2013 3
  • December 2012 2
  • October 2012 1
  • August 2012 1
  • July 2012 1
  • March 2012 1
  • October 2011 1
  • September 2011 1
  • August 2011 3
  • July 2011 6
  • June 2011 3
  • May 2011 1
  • April 2011 1
  • March 2011 2
  • February 2011 3
  • January 2011 2
  • December 2010 2
  • November 2010 5
  • October 2010 5
  • September 2010 5
  • July 2010 14
  • June 2010 13

Karen Retra       Albury, NSW, Australia 

 Content on this site is subject to a Creative Commons license - CC BY-NC-SA-3.0.  
If in doubt, please contact me to request the use of my material.