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Sambrook, J. Schiff, N. Schneider, S. Some flies are excellent mimics of honey bees, but have only one pair of wings and not sting. Honey Bees live in urban areas, forests, woodlands and heath. Honey bees have successfully established feral hives throughout Australia. European Honey Bees can be found foraging on the flowers of many different native and introduced plant species. Australia's early European settlers introduced Honey Bees to ensure a good supply of honey.
Naturally a few escaped and they are now wild throughout most of Australia's southern States. Honey Bees play an important role as pollinators of crops and wild flowers.
But some wild flowers have suffered from the presence of Honey Bees as these flowers can only be pollinated by native bees. Some native bees use a special pollination technique required by certain flowers called buzz pollination. Honey Bees do not use this technique and remove pollen without pollinating the flowers. Honey Bees defend their nest aggressively.
If a bee is driven to sting, the action is fatal as it rips out the bee's lower abdomen. The sting, with venom gland pumping, is left in the victim. Honey Bee stings are barbed and, when a person is stung, the sting with venom gland attached will stick in the skin and tear away from the bee. This injury kills the bee, but the venom gland continues to pump venom through the sting, so it should be removed as soon as possible. Do not squeeze it as this will force more venom into the wound. Ecologist, bee researcher and stingless bee keeper, The University of Queensland.
Mark Hall receives funding from Hort Innovation Australia. Callum McKercher does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them.
Of more than 20, known bee species in the world, about 1, are native to Australia. But not all bees found in Australia are native.
A few species have been introduced: some on purpose and others secretly hitchhiking, usually through international trade routes. Read more: The farmer wants a hive: inside the world of renting bees.
Identifying new intruders before they become established will help protect our native species. The European honey bee Apis mellifera is the best-known introduced species, first brought to Australia in the early s. It is now well-established throughout the country, with profitable industries built around managed populations.
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