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SUMMARY:Charlie Blumer and Jon Darvill ‘Flower power and no bad bees: Getting the big picture on pollinators in the ACT’
DESCRIPTION:Charlie Blumer and Jon Darvill explore the identities and ecology of some of the 200-odd native bees and other pollinators in the ACT. They identify why they matter\, the threats to them\, and how we can help them. \nAbstract\nCharlie Blumer and Jon Darvill explore the identities and ecology of some of the 200-odd native bees and other pollinators in the ACT. They identify why they matter\, the threats to them\, and how we can help them. We also balance this against the presence of European honey bees\, essential for the pollination of most of our food crops\, and the likely impact of the Varroa mite as it spreads across the ACT. \nBiography\nCharlie Blumer was trained in zoology and epidemiology\, before working as a public servant in the health area. Now retired\, he keeps bees and enjoys being present in his own little ecosystem\, watching it all happen. However\, he does also get out\, and out of his comfort zone\, to spread the word in various fora. \nJon Darvill is a natural beekeeper with 11 years’ experience of keeping honey bees in Warre and Kenyan top bar hives. These lend themselves to a bee-friendly approach to beekeeping. He is also a member of the Canberra Region Beekeepers Association\, serving on the committee and teaching in the club’s beekeeping courses. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGA \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/charlie-blumer-and-jon-darvill-flower-power-and-no-bad-bees-getting-the-big-picture-on-pollinators-in-the-act/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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SUMMARY:Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
DESCRIPTION:HAPPY VOLUNTEER WEEK \nWe celebrate and thank very much all of our Valuable Volunteers for their contribution to the range of activities of the of the Friends of Black Mountain. Their volunteer hours\, knowledge and skills are so valuable towards conservation of the biodiversity in the Black Mountain Nature Reserve; such as weeding work parties\, guided walks\, flora and fauna surveys\, and bird observations. \nWe wish you all the best and are looking forward to your continued involvement. \nWe also look forward to seeing everyone who is available at our next weeding work party and morning tea. \nAt our May work party our valuable volunteers removed almost 1300 woody weeds\, most of which were saplings. As we all know\, one needs to revisit areas to control weeds\, and this is FoBM’s sixth re-visit in our program to weed the grasslands area in the south-west corner of the Black Mountain Nature Reserve. \nDate: Saturday\, 6 June 2026\, 9:00am to 12 noon\nMeet:  Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side.      \nDrive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange\, Woden\, or Tuggeranong. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing the access road on the left (mountain side) and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the carpark carefully.  Look for banners. \nWear:  Hat\, sunscreen\, long-sleeved shirt\, long pants\, gloves\, stout shoes. \nWe shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:30am. \nPlease book: if you are planning to come\, please let us know by using this\nbooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/DIFKV \nThis helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change at the last minute (for example\, adverse weather conditions). \nLinda Beveridge\nFriends of Black Mountain
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/black-mountain-weeding-work-party-9/
LOCATION:Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side\, Caswell Drive\, Aranda\, ACT\, 2614\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Weeding
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