These school holidays we’re going bee-zerk about bees and want all of our visitors to bee-lieve in the global importance of bees and bee-aware of the possible bee crisis the world is currently facing.
Sydney Wildlife World is the home to a wild colony of European Honey Bees. The bees travel freely in and out of the attraction via a tunnel in the wall and go about their daily work in the city before returning to their hive which is one of the many displays within Sydney Wildlife World.
Over the April school holidays running from April 9 to April 24, 2011 we’ll be highlighting the Native Australian Bee and the European Honey Bee and the differences between species - the two different hives will be displayed side by side. Native bees have no sting and are vital pollinators for our native plants but most people wouldn’t even know one when they saw one!
View the hives up close and see the bees going about their daily work. Can you find the Queen? Learn about the complex behaviour of bees and their important role in our world. Our bee exhibit will have to bee seen, to be bee-lieved.
Kids will love all the fun bee activities they’ll find on site at Sydney Wildlife World and children will also receive a showbag (while stocks last). The Sydney Wildlife World bee exhibit can be experienced by all Sydney Wildlife World visitors.
A report put out by the United Nations Environment Programme on March 10 of this year says: “Scientists are warning that without profound changes to the way human beings manage the planet, declines in pollinators needed to feed a growing global population are likely to continue.” and “An estimated 20,000 flowering plant species, upon which many bee species depend for food, could be lost over the coming decades unless conservation efforts are stepped up.”
The main issue is that demand for animal pollinated crops for human consumption is increasing while in many countries the population of bees is decreasing. Animal pollination is essential for nuts, melons and berries, and plays varying roles in citrus fruits, apples, onions, broccoli, cabbage, sprouts, zucchini, capsicums, eggplants, avocados, cucumbers, coconuts, tomatoes, broad beans, as well as coffee and cocoa, and 80% to 90% of all crop pollination by animals is carried out by domesticated honey bees.
WHAT? Bee Exhibit – immersive and educational, discover the very important world of bees up close, and learn about the difference between our Native Australian Bees and the European Honey Bees + goodie bags.
WHERE? Sydney Wildlife World
WHEN? April 9 to April 24, 2011
HOW MUCH? Included with entry to Sydney Wildlife World. Single entry $35 for adults and $18 for kids …OR combine with our other great Sydney attractions and save up to $45.
www.sydneywildlifeworld.com.au
(Source: TravMedia.com)
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