One of the things I love most about the work I do, is the curious minds of the children I teach.  Kids have an incredible fascination with the natural world. Bees, in particular, capture imaginations like few other creatures. They fly, they dance, they make honey, they work as a team; they are a superorganism! - what’s not to wonder about? I always tell children during our programs: “I’ve taught you a little bit today… but there is so much more to learn.” And that’s usuall

One of my absolute favourite topics to teach is the food web - that giant tangle of relationships that keeps our planet alive and buzzing.  Everything in nature is connected and all living things need to eat something to stay alive.  When I’m visiting kindergartens, schools and community groups, we often end up talking about predators and prey, what different animals need to survive, and the big question: Who is a friend? Who is a foe? And who is, well… food? So I wanted to t

September is the official start of Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere. The air feels warmer, Australia's national floral emblem, the...

The Weird and Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants

Reproduction in nature is wild, weird, and absolutely fascinating! As a beekeeper, I’m naturally obsessed with pollination and the...

It’s been the longest dry spell we’ve ever experienced on our farm. Both of our dams dried up completely - at first, we thought they...