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"After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus
on vertebrates and plants. Yet extreme fires can threaten insects, too.
After the Black Summer fires of 2019–20, I embarked on world-first research
into whether “bee hotels” – a type of artificial nesting structure – could help
native bees recolonise an area.
I installed 1,000 bee hotels in the Jarrah forests of Western Australia, parts
of which burned during the Black Summer fires.
After months of monitoring, I concluded – with great excitement and relief –
that the project was a success. Native bees were using the structures to lay
eggs and raise young. The work shows pollinators such as bees can be aided
after fires, to help bring damaged landscapes back to life."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
