Norma May Honey

21/09/2026

Ever feel like you just need your bestie to get through the workday? Researchers at the University of Illinois discovered that honey bees don’t just work blindly—they form selective social networks and choose specific “preferred partners” to groom, eat, and rest with. I think my new personality trait is telling everyone the fact that bees have best friends. Nature wins again!

20/09/2026

Think bees are the only hard workers in the garden? Think again! While the European honey bee gets most of the credit, Australia is home to thousands of incredible native pollinators. From native stingless bees and bright butterflies to beetles, wasps, birds and bats! Many of our native bees are solitary and masters of “buzz pollination”—vibrating flowers at just the right frequency to release pollen for crops like tomatoes and blueberries. Combine them with hoverflies, birds, and nocturnal mammals, and you have an absolute powerhouse ecosystem. Landcare Australia

19/09/2026

I am so looking forward to meeting all our newest ‘Pollinator Warriors’ to create ‘Air Bee N Bees’ for our spring residents. We truly can’t wait to educate who will visit your hotel and the the different types of pollination they do in your gardens!!

🐝🌼 Bee a habitat hero! 🌼🐝
Get ready to build the ultimate bee hotel with Urban Bee Co. Using natural materials, children will design and create their own bee-friendly home for Australia's amazing native bees.

This fun and interactive workshop is packed with hands-on learning about pollination, biodiversity and the fascinating lives of native bees.

Best of all, you'll take your bee hotel home and help provide habitat for some very special guests. 💛🐝🌼

Book now and give native bees a place to bee! 👇
https://buildabeehotelworkshop.eventbrite.com.au

19/09/2026

Every single fluffy honeybee you see outside started out looking exactly like a microscopic grain of rice Queen bees lay up to 2,000 of these tiny, translucent eggs every single day, gluing them perfectly upright inside a golden wax hexagon.

18/09/2026

So good seeing these little faces again! Meet one of the Spring/Summer gardens Most Valuable Pollinator! The leaf cutter bee! While honeybees get all the credit, leafcutters are actually far better at pollinating summer crops. Honeybees pack their pollen away into neat little baskets on their legs, but leafcutters carry it loose and dry right on their fuzzy bellies.Because it’s loose, that pollen dusts off onto every single flower they touch—making them up to 20 times more effective at pollination. They thrive in the summer heat, they’re incredibly gentle, and they leave behind those neat, artistic little cuts on your leaves.Keep an eye out for these hard workers in your garden today!!

17/09/2026

Bees are the ultimate survivalists. They practice ‘brood cannibalism’—consuming their own eggs and larvae to recycle essential proteins. It might sound intense, but it’s just one of the many natural ways they regulate the hive and keep the colony thriving.

17/09/2026

Kindness doesn’t have a size limit. Today, this little worker needed a helping hand, reminding me that no act of good is ever too small. When we slow down, nature gives us endless chances to step up.By saving just one pollinator- you protect a vital piece of our ecosystem. We can all be pollinator warriors right in our own backyards.Next time you see a tired bee, think twice before walking past. Mix a little sugar water, offer a helping hand, and do your part for nature.

16/09/2026

Thank you MyCity Logan for sharing this story! We have now hit over 11 000 signatures. Last day to sign is today to support Australian beekeepers

Thanks again to Jeff for taking the time to make this petition happen.

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN10425

Logan beekeepers are having success managing the varroa mites that have decimated hives across the country and are calling for government support to help educate more beekeepers and protect bees. Ally Shepard of Norma May Honey and Steph Blum of Urban Bee Education together are the Girls in Pink, ed...

16/09/2026

It’s school holiday time, which is the perfect excuse for some outdoor fun! With spring finally here, the girls in pink are so excited to be hosting a session where we’ll be building "Air Bee n Bee" homes. It’s such a beautiful way to help our local solitary pollinators—like the blue banded, leaf cutter, and little resin bees—find a safe place to nest.

I love seeing kids get hands-on with nature, and this is a great chance to learn about these amazing little insects while creating something that really makes a difference in our gardens. I’d love for you to come down, get your hands dirty, and help us look after our local bee population!

Tickets available here

Get hands on with Urban Bee Co. to make a hybrid solitary bee hotel to create habitat for you to observe native bees firsthand!