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Friend, Foe… or Food? - The wild web of who eats who - and how bees fit into it all.
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
Helen Charles
Dec 34 min read


Buzzing Into Biodiversity Month: Why Citizen Science Matters
September is the official start of Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere. The air feels warmer, Australia's national floral emblem, the...
Helen Charles
Aug 294 min read


Plants That Eat Insects?! The Weird and Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants
The Weird and Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants
Helen Charles
Aug 43 min read


Biodiversity: The Wild World of Reproduction in Antechinus & Honey Bees
Reproduction in nature is wild, weird, and absolutely fascinating! As a beekeeper, I’m naturally obsessed with pollination and the...
Helen Charles
Jul 243 min read


Weather, Bees, and Biodiversity: Why We Installed a Weather Station on Our Farm
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...
Helen Charles
Jul 114 min read
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